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SONS 


OF    THE 


AMERICAN 

REVOLUTION 

DISTRICT  OF  COLUMBIA 
SOCIETY 


REGISTER,  1906-7 


JOHN    H.   MOORE, 

COMMANDER.    U.    S.    N.    (RETIRED). 
PRESIDENT,     19O6-7. 


REGISTER 


OF  THE 


DISTRICT  OF  COLUMBIA  SOCIETY 


LSONS 


OF  THE 


AMERICAN  REVOLUTION 


1906 


Compiled  and  Edited  by 
COMPATRIOTS  JOHN   H.  MOORE  AND  LOUIS  A.  DENT 


PRINTED    FOR    THE    SOCIETY, 

In  the  one  hundred  and  thirtieth  year  of   the  Independence  of   the 

United  States  of  America,  at  Washington,  D.  C., 

by  R.  BERESFORD 


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Officers. 

1906*7. 


president 

COMMANDER  JOHN  H.  MOORE,  U.  S.  N. 

Dice  presidents, 

HON.  SETH  SHEPARD,  1ST, 
WILLIAM  L.  MARSH,  2D, 
PHILIP  WALKER,  30. 

IRecordinQ  Secretary. 

LOUIS  ADDISON  DENT. 

Corresponding  Secretary 

JOHN  E.  FENWICK. 

treasurer, 

PHILIP  F.  LARNER. 

Registrar, 

ALBERT  D.  SPANGLER. 

assistant  IReQistrar, 

PAUL  BROCKETT. 

Ibistorian, 

REV.  JOHN  L.  FRENCH. 

librarian, 

ZEBINA  MOSES. 

Cbaplain, 

REV.  THOMAS  S.  CHILDS,  D.  D. 


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DISTRICT  •OF  COLUMBIA    SOCIETY 


Boarfc  of  flDanagement 

1907. 

WM.  A.  DECAINDRY, 

DR.  JOS.  TABER  JOHNSON, 

JOHN  B.  LARNER, 

WM.  H.  PEARCE, 

GEN.  THOS.  M.  VINCENT. 

1908. 

FRANCIS  E.  GRICE, 

H.  P.  R.  HOLT, 

CHAS.  W.  NEEDHAM,  LL.  D. 

FRED.  D.  OWEN, 

THOMAS  P.  RANDOLPH. 

1909. 

SIDNEY  I.  BESSELIEVRE, 
COL.  FRED.  C.  BRYAN, 
WILLIAM  V.  COX, 
WALLACE  D.  McLEAN, 
JOHN  SPEED  SMITH. 


NOTES: 

1.  The  year  indicates  the  expiration  of  service,  February  2zd. 

2.  Mr.  Randolph  is  deceased. 


SONS  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REVOLUTION 


Committees, 

1906*7. 


Executive. 

COMMANDER  JOHN  H.  MOORE,  U.  S.  N.,  Chairman. 
PHILIP  WALKER,  ALBERT  D.  SPANGLER, 

SIDNEY  I.  BESSELIEVRE,  JOHN  SPEED  SMITH. 

TPGlags  and  /Reans. 

JOHN  PAUL  EARNEST,  Chairman. 

HON.  JOHN  GOODE,  HON.  JOHN  W.  DOUGLASS, 

HON.  A.  B.  HAGNER,  EDWARD  M.  GALLAUDET,  LL.D., 

BRAINARD  H.  WARNER,  DR.  IRA  W.  DENNISON. 

Building. 

BERNARD  R.  GREEN,  Chairman. 
APPLETON  P.  CLARK,  JR.,  GEORGE  O.  TOTTEN,  JR. 

Xibcarg. 

WILLIAM  J.  RHEES,  Chairman. 
WILLIAM  E.  CURTIS,  FRED  D.  OWEN. 

advancement. 

WILLIAM  HAMILTON  BAYLY,  Chairman. 

RT.  REV.  HENRY  Y.  SATTERLEE,         HON.  CHARLES  D.  WALCOTT, 
JUSTICE  THOMAS  H.  ANDERSON,  PROF.  CHARLES  E.  MUNROE, 

R.  ADM.  ALBERT  S.  BARKER,  U.S.N.,     JUSTICE  DAVID  J.  BREWER, 
MED.  DIR.  R.  A.  MARMION,  U.S.N.,       HON.  JEFFERSON  CHANDLER, 
COL.  JOHNSON  V.  MIDDLETON,  U.S.A.,  COL.  HENRY  F.  BLOUNT. 
HON.  EDWARD  B.  MOORE, 

/Meetings. 

JAMES  SHELDON,  JR.,  Chairman. 
HENRY  B.  MIRICK,  ALBERT  J.  GORE, 

MERRITT  L,.  DAWKINS,  DR.  H.  H.  DONNALLY, 

DR.  FRANK  A.  SWARTWOUT,  ROWAN  B.  TULEY. 


PROF.  SELDEN  M.  ELY,  Chairman. 

COYE  Iv.  HlMEBAUGH,  DR.  LOUIS  D.  CARMAN. 


DISTRICT  OF   COLUMBIA    SOCIETY 


acceptability. 

JAMES  W.  WITTEN,  Chairman. 
EDWARD  M.  DAWSON,  CAPT.  EDWARD  A.  KREIDLER. 

•Recruiting. 

REAR  ADMIRAL  GEORGE  W.  BAIRD,  U.  S.  N.,  Chairman. 
FRANK  G.  Burrs,  JAMES  A.  BAILEY, 

JOHN  D.  BIDDIS,  SURGEON  J.  L.  BELKNAP,  U.S.N. 

CHARGES  S.  BRADLEY,  DR.  FRANK  L,.  BISCOE, 

MONCURE  BURKE,  -  THEODORE  L.  COLE, 

COL.  ROBERT  CRAIG,  U.  S.  A.          ALFRED  B.  DENT, 
MORRIS  L.  CROXALL,  PROF.  AMOS  DRAPER, 

WILLIAM  A.  DOMER,  PICKERING  DODGE, 

DR.  WILLIAMS  DONNALLY,  DR.  GEORGE  N.  FRENCH, 

ORANGE  S.  FIRMIN,  RICHARD  P.  HAWES, 

HENRY  C.  GAUSS,  WALTER  HOUGH, 

DR.  JOSEPH  T.  JOHNSON,  COL.  GILBERT  C.  KNIKFEN, 

CHARLES  F.  LANGWORTHY,  OLIVER  PERRY  JOHNSON, 

DR.  CHARLES  C.  MARBURY,  L/ANGDON  MOORE, 

WILLIAM  W.  W.  PARKER,  WILLIAM  T.  POWELL, 

THOMAS  R.  RAINES,  GEORGE  B.  PITTS, 

WILLIAM  D.  SEARLE,  HENRY  W.  SAMSON, 

CADWELL  TYLER,  WILLIAM  H.  SOMERVELL, 

WILLIAM  E.  TODD,  JOHN  LEWIS  SMITH, 

DR.  JOSEPH  S.  WALL,  JOHN  B.  THOMPSON, 

CAPT.  ARCHIBALD  W.  BUTTS,  U.  S.  A., 
L.T.  COMMANDER  EDWARD  E.  HAYDEN,  U.  S.  N., 
LT.  COMMANDER  SUMNER  E.  W.  KITTELLE,  U.  S.  N., 
PROF.  J.  MACBRIDB  STERRETT,  D.  D., 
CHIEF  ENGINEER  GEORGE  E.  TOWER,  U.  S.  N. 

preee. 

WILLIAM  H.  PEARCE,  Chairman. 
CHARLES  E.  KERN.  HENRY  P.  HOLDEN. 

Austc. 

ODELL  L.  WHIPPLE,  Chairman. 
ROBERT  A.  SMITH,  WILLIAM  E.  TODD,  JR. 


REGISTER  OF  ACTIVE  MEMBERS 

AND   THEIR 

REVOLUTIONARY  ANCESTORS, 

WITH  AUTHENTIC  SERVICES  OF  THE  LATTER. 


The  names  of  the  ancestors  and  their  records  of  revolutionary  services 
are  printed  in  small  type. 


A 

ABBOTT,  GRIFFITH   EVANS. 

Griffith  Evans,  Asst.  Medical  Purveyor,   Penna.  Troops. 

ADAMS,  ALBERT  FRANCIS. 

Seth  Clarke,  Assistant  Commissary,  Capt.  Sabin  Mann's  Co. 
of  Medfield  Militia. 

ADAMS,  FRANCIS  JOSEPH. 

Robert  Stockton,  Major  and  Quartermaster,  N.  Y.  Militia. 

ADAMS,  RICHARD  CALMIT. 

White  Eyes,  alias  Wi-co-ca-lind,  Head  War  Chief  Delaware 
Indians;  "took  up  the  hatchet"  for  the  United  States  and 
brought  about  treaty  of  Sept.  17,  1778,  giving  free  passage 
of  American  Troops  to  Northwest  Territory. 

ADDISON,  MURRAY. 

Andrew  Leitch,  Major,  Third  Va.  Regt.  Died  in  action  at 
Harlem  Heights  Oct.  i,  1776. 

ALBRIGHT,  JAMES  B. 

Henry  Haines,  Ensign,  German  Battalion  Penna.  Continental 
Troops. 

ANDERSON,  HARRY  REUBEN,  U.  S.  Army. 

Richard  Clough  Anderson,  Lt.  Col.,  Virginia  Line. 

ANDERSON,  THOMAS  HENRY,  Justice  Supreme  Court,  D.  C. 
Bazil  Israel,  1st  Lieut,  Elk  Ridge  Battalion  Maryland  Militia. 

APPLE,   THEODORE  THOMAS. 

Thomas  Gilmore,  Private,  ist  N.  H.  Continental  Regt. 

ARMES,  GEORGE  AUGUSTUS.    U.  S.  Army. 
James  Orcutt,  Private,  Mass.  Militia. 


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ARMSTRONG,  WILLIAM  WALTON. 

John   Armstrong,   Major   General   Continental   Army. 

ASHMEAD,  WILLIAM  HARRIS. 

John  Ashmead,  Captain  of  Continental  Brigs  Eagle  and  Molly. 
Michael  Graham,   Private,  Penna.  Militia. 
George  Lehman,  Staff  Surgeon. 
Henry  Ryves,  Commissary. 

ATKINS,  JOSEPH   LEICESTER. 

Hezekiah   Huntington,    Private,  2d   Conn.  Regt.,  prisoner   on 

the  "Jersey." 
Elihu  Kent,  Major,  ist  Conn.  Militia. 

AT  LEE,  WILLIAM  EDWIN. 

William  Augustus  At   Lee,   Chairman   Committee  of   Safety, 
Commissary,  and  Supt.  Arsenal  Barracks,  Lancaster,  Pa. 

AVERILL,  FRANK  LLOYD. 

Zephaniah    Platt,    Jr.,    Member    N.    Y.    Provincial    Congress; 

Colonel,  N.  Y.  Militia. 
Zephaniah  Platt,  Sr.,  died  on  prison  ship. 

AVERY,  BRAINERD. 

Benjamin   Wait,   Captain,   Green   Mountain   Rangers;   Repre- 
sentative to  General  Assembly ;  Member  Board  of  War. 

B 

BAILEY,  CHARLES  BROOKS. 

John  Bailey,  Colonel,  2d  Mass.  Continental  Regiment. 

BAILEY,  JAMES  ARCHIBALD. 

William  Bailey.  Drummer,  i6th  Mass.  Line. 
Moses  Warren,  Private,  2d  Conn.  Line. 

BAIRD,  GEORGE  WASHINGTON,  U.  S.  Navy. 
James  Fisher,  Private,  Stewart's  Md.  Regt. 
Richard  Cauthorn,  Private,  Va.  Continentals. 

BALDWIN,  WILLIAM  DICKSON. 

William  Dickson,  Surgeon,  N.  C.  Militia. 

BALLOCH,  EDWARD  ARTHUR. 

Howard   Reed,   Private,   Mass.   Militia. 
Benjamin   Palmer,   Private,  Mass.  Militia. 

BARKER,  ALBERT  SMITH;  U.  S.  Navy. 

Isaac  Bowen  Barker,  Corporal,  Mass.  Infantry  and  Artillery. 

BARKER,  JOHN  SHEPARD. 

Elijah    Shepard,   Private,   Mass.   Troops. 

BARNES,  CASSIUS  BARTLETT,  U.  S.  Navy. 
Joseph   Olds,   Corporal,   Mass.   Militia. 
Abner  Bartlett,  Private,  Learned's  Regt.  Mass.  Militia. 

BARR,  WILLIAM  ARTHUR. 

Isaac  Barr,  Private,  Va.  Infantry ;  and  trumpeter  of  Cavalry. 


EDWARD     MINER    GALLAUDET,    1_L.     D. 

PRESIDENT,     1897-9. 


SONS   OF    THE   AMERICAN   REVOLUTION 


BARRY,  RICHARD  VERMILLION. 

Jacob  Bright,  Capt,  Nicola's  Life  Guards  of  Philadelphia. 

BATES,  JOHN  EDWARD. 

Robert  Nelson,  Private,  Penna.  Militia  and  Line. 

BAYLY,   WILLIAM  HAMILTON. 

James  Bayly,  Member  Lancaster  Co.  Pa.  Council ;  Justice  of 

the  Peace. 

William  Hamilton,  ist  Lieut,  Penna.  Militia. 
Nicholas  Bittenger,  Captain,  Penna.  Militia. 
David    McQueen,    Captain,   7th    Lancaster    County    Battalion, 

Penna.  Militia. 

BAYNE,  JOSEPH  BRECKINRIDGE. 

Andrew  Leitch,  Major,  Third  Va.  Regt. 

BEACH,  WILLIAM  DORRANCE,  U.  S.  Army. 

James  Kitchel,  Private,  N.  J.  Militia  and  Line. 
Abraham  Kitchel,  Delegate  N.  J.  Provincial  Congress. 
Charles  Hoff,  Private,  N.  J.  Militia. 

Moses  Tuttle,  Member  Committee  of  Observation  of  Morris 
County,  N.  J. 

BECK,  GEORGE  THORNTON. 

John   Thornton,   Lieut.    Col.,  Va.  Line. 

Richard     Buckner,     Member    Westmoreland     Committee    of 
Safety. 

BECKETT,   GEORGE   M. 

John  Daniels,  Captain,  ist  Battalion  Cumberland  County,  N.  J. 

Troops. 
Silas  Newcomb,  Brigadier  General,  N.  J.  Militia. 

BECKWITH,  PAUL. 

John  Beckwith,  Sergeant,  Md.  Militia. 
Thomas   Smith,   Private,  Va.   Militia. 

Gabriel  Cerre,  recognized  patriot,  assisting  Gen.  George  Rog- 
ers  Clark   in  Vincennes   Campaign. 

BELKNAP,  JAMES  LYMAN,  U.  S.  Navy. 

Joseph   Belknap,   Private,  Ward's   Mass.   Regt.,   at  Lexington 
Alarm. 

BELL,  DAVID  WILKINSON. 

James  Bell,  Corporal,  4th  N.  C.  Regiment. 

BENEDICT,  ISAAC  HOYT. 

Thaddeus   Benedict,   Private,   Conn.   Militia. 
Elijah  Hoit,  Sergeant,  Conn.  Militia. 

BENfiT,  LAURENCE  VINCENT. 

Thomas  Helm,  ist  Lieut,  Va.  Line. 
John  Bucke,  Officer  of  Va.  Militia. 

BENNETT,  ADOLPHUS  BRUNER. 

Daniel   Bennett,   Private,   Elmore's   Conn.   Regt. 

BENNETT,  CLAUDE  N. 

Daniel   Sparks,   Captain,    S.    C.   Militia. 


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BENNETT,  FRANK  MARION,  U.  S.  Navy. 
Jonathan  Kneeland,  Private,  Conn.  Militia. 

BENNETT,  ROBERT  ROOT. 

Moses  Root,  Corporal,  Brown's  Berkshire  County,  Mass.  Regt. 
Robert  Bennett,  Lieut.,  ist  Smithfield,  R.  I.  Company. 
Stephen  Rust,  Private,  Col.  Thomas  Craft's  Regt.  of  Artillery. 
Mitchell  Kingman,  Private,  6th  Conn.  Regt. 

BERRY,  EDWARD  HAMILTON. 

Roderic  Tuell,  Artificer,  Light  Artillery. 
William  Tuell,  Private,  Clagett's  Md.  Co.;  killed  at  battle  of 
Germantown,  1777. 

BESSELIEVRE,  SIDNEY  INGRAHAM. 

Richard  Mowlan,  Private,  6th  Md.  Regt. 

William  Applegate,   Minute   Man,   Burlington   County,   N.   J. 
Militia. 

BESSON,  PAUL  JULES  AUGUSTE. 

Lonis  Auguste  Besson,  Volunteer  on  French  Frigate  Le  Dia- 
deme,  under  Count  de  Grasse,  from  Feb.,  1779  to  Jan.,  1782. 

BIDDIS,  JOHN  DAVID. 
•        Joseph  Britton,  Private,  N.  J.  Troops. 

BILLINGS,  LUTHER  GUITEAU,  U.  S.  Navy. 
Daniel  Billings,  Lieut,  Conn.  Line. 

BIRGE,  HARRY  CYRUS. 

David  Birge,  Sergeant,  Conn.  Troops. 

BISCOE,  EARLE,  U.  S.  Army. 

William   Chowning,   Surgeon's   Mate,  and  in   Naval   Service. 

BISCOE,  FRANK  LEE. 

William  Chowning,  Surgeon's  Mate,  and  in  Naval  Service. 

BISCOE,  HARRY  EARLE,  U.  S.  Navy. 

William   Chowning,   Surgeon's   Mate,   and   in   Naval   Service. 

BISHOP,  NAPOLEON  CLAY. 

John  Lapsley,  Lieut,  Va.   Militia. 

BLANCHARD  ARTHUR. 

Jeremiah  Blanchard,  Capt,  24th  Conn.  Militia. 

BLOSS,  JOHN  BROWN. 

6>seph  Bloss,  Private,  Conn.  Troops, 
avid  Bush,  Private,  Mass.  Militia. 
Israel  Peck,  Private,  Webster's  Mass.  Regt. 

BLOUNT,  HENRY  FITCH. 

Pirum  Ripley,  Powder  Boy  Marine  Service;   Private,  N.  Y. 

Militia. 
William  Hunt,  Corporal,  Warner's  Conn.  Regt. 

BOUTELLE,  JAMES  THACHER. 

James  Thacher,  Surgeon,  Mass,  and  Va.  Regiments. 
Timothy   Bontelle,   Lieut.,   23d   Mass   Foot. 


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BOWEN,  JESSE   CHESTER. 

Hezekiah  Bowen,  Private,  Col.   Simond's  Mass.  Regt. 
Joseph  Morehouse,  Private,  Van  Schoonhoven's  Regt.,  N.  Y. 
Militia. 

BOWKER,  CHARLES  HARVEY. 

Gideon  Bowker,  Private,  Mass.  Line. 

BOYD,   LEROY   STAFFORD. 

Thomas  Boyd,  Lieut.,  5th  Maryland  Line. 

BOYDEN,  STEPHEN  ARNOLD. 

Thomas  Boyden,  Sergeant,  Mass.  Troops. 

BOYNTON,  CHARLES  AUGUSTUS. 

Caleb  Boynton,  Jr.,  Private,  Mass.  Militia. 
Caleb  Boynton,  Sr.,  Private,  Mass.  Militia. 
Martin  Van  Buskirk,  Private,  N.  Y.  Militia. 

BRADFORD,  FENTON. 

Barnard  Douglass,   Private,  Poor's  N.  H.  Regt. 
Robert  Douglass,  Corporal,  Mass.  Militia;  Armorer  on  Mass. 
Sloop  Winthrop. 

BRADLEY,  CHARLES  SMITH. 

Abraham  Bradley,  Captain,  2d  Battalion,  Wadsworth's  Conn. 
Brigade. 

BRECKINRIDGE,  JOSEPH  CABELL,  U.  S.  Army. 
John    Breckin ridge.   Subaltern,   Va.   Militia. 
Joseph     Cabell,     Surgeon.     Continental     Army;     Commander 

Buckingham  Militia. 
William    Preston,   Col,   Va.    Militia;    Member   Committee   of 

Safety. 
William  Campbell,  Brigadier  General,  Va.  Militia;  died  in  ser 

vice  at  Yorktown. 

BRECKINRIDGE,  LUCIEN  SCOTT,  U.  S.  Army. 
John  Breckinridge,  Subaltern,  Va.  Militia. 
Joseph   Cabell,   Member  Va.   House  of  Burgesses;    Surgeon, 

Continental  Army;   Commander  Buckingham  Militia. 
William    Preston,    Col.,   Va.    Militia;    Member   Committee   of 

Safety. 
William    Campbell,    Brigadier-General,    Va.    Militia ;    died    in 

service  at  Yorktown. 
Cornelius    Ludlow,    Col..    N.    J.    Militia. 
Matthew  Scott.   Capt.,   Penna.   Line. 
Isaac  Webb,  Lieut.,  5th   Va.  Regt. 
James    Chambers,   Col.,    ist   Penna.   Line. 

BRECKINRIDGE,   SCOTT   DUDLEY. 

Cornelius  Ludlow,   Col.,   N.   J.   Militia. 

John  Breckinridge,  Subaltern,  Va.  Militia. 

Joseph    Cabell,   Member  Va.    House  of  Burgesses ;    Surgeon, 

Continental   Army. 
William  Preston,  Member  of  Committee  of  Safety;  Col.,  Va. 

Militia. 

William  Campbell,  Brigadier  General,  Va.  Militia. 
Matthew  Scott,  Capt.,  Penna.  Line. 
Isaac  Webb,  Lieut.,  5th  Va.  Regt. 
James  Chambers,  Col.,  ist  Penna.  Line. 


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BREWER,  DAVID  JOSIAH,  Justice  U.  S.  Supreme  Court. 

Timothy  Field,  Lieut.,  Conn.,  Militia  and  Coast  Guards. 

BREWER,  HIRAM  HARLEY. 

John   Brewer,   Lieut.,  Ashley's  Regt,   Mass.   Militia. 

BROCKETT,  PAUL. 

James  Hunter,  Capt.  and  Paymaster,  Penna.  Militia. 

BROOKS,    ALBERT    FRANKLIN. 

Joshua  Brooks,  Sergeant,  Mass.   Militia. 

Daniel  Batchelder,  Private,  Nichols'  N.  H.  Regt. 

Caleb  Maynard,  Private,  Hale's  N.  H.  Regt. 

BROOKS,  NEWTON  MAY. 

Samuel    Brooks,   Member   N.    H.    Provincial   Congress;    Pay- 
master of  Militia. 

BROWN,   CHAPIN. 

Thomas  Mason,  Lieut.,  Cushing's  Mass.  Regt. 

BROWN,  GUSTAVUS  RICHARD. 

Gustavus  Richard  Brown,  Member  Charles  County,  Md.,  Com- 
mittee of  Safety;   Surgeon  in  Charge  of  Soldiers. 

BROWN,  JOHN  INGALLS. 

Benjamin  Gross,  Private,  Mass.  Continental  Troops. 

BROWN,   STEVEN   CARVASSO. 

Nehemiah  Brown,  Private,  Stark's  N.  H.  Regt. 

BROWN,  WILLIAM  CAREY.  U.   S.  Army. 
William    Brown,   Lieut.,    Penna.    Militia. 

BRYAN,  FREDERICK  CARLOS. 

Elijah  Bryan,  Private,  3d  Conn.  Line. 
Eliphalet  Barnum,   Sergeant,  Conn.   Militia. 
Thomas    Benedict,    Private,    Conn.    Troops. 

BRYAN,  HENRY  LEWIS. 

Benajah  Bryan,  Private  and  Fifer,  Conn.  Troops. 

BRYANT,  ARTHUR  D. 

Jesse    Billings,    Private,    Mass.    Militia. 

BUKEY,  JOHN  SPENCER. 

Ephraim    Foster,    Sergeant,    N.    H.    Troops. 

BUKEY,  VAN  H. 

Ephraim  Foster,  Sergeant,   ist  N.  H.  Regt. 

BULL,  JOHN   ELLIOTT. 

John   Bull,   Private,   Conn.   Troops. 

BULLETTE,  JOHN. 

White  Eyes,  alias  Wi-co-ca-lind,  Head  War  Chief  of  the  Dela- 
ware Indians. 

BURBA,  GEORGE  FLANDERS. 

Jacob  Flanders,  Private,  Cilley's  N.  H.  Regt. 


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BURGESS,  RALPH  EDWIN. 

Elijah  Hyde,  Major,  2d  Conn.  Light  Horse. 
John  Stark.  Brigadier  and  Brevet  Major-General,  Continental 
Army. 

BURKE,  MONCURE. 

Thomas  Gaskins,  Lt.  Col.,  Va.  Line. 

BUSHN-ELL,  ELIPHALET  TUCKER. 
Asa   Lay,   Captain,  6th   Conn.   Line. 

BUTLER,  CLARENCE  M. 

Mathew  Butler,  Corporal,  Conn.  Troops. 

Heli  Foot,  Private,  Conn.  Militia :  Seaman  in  privateer  service. 

BUTT,  ARCHIBALD  WILLINGHAM,  U.  S.  Army. 

John  Robertson,  2d  Lieut.,  Chesterfield  County,  Va.,  Militia. 
William  Mosely,  Major,  Va.  Line. 

Arthur  Mosely,  Member  of  Committee  of  Safety,  1775. 
James  Francis  Robertson,  Adjutant,    I3th  Va.  Regt. 

BUTTERFIELD,  FRANKLIN  GEORGE. 

William   Butterfield,\  Jr.,   Private,  N.  H.  Militia. 
William  Butterfield,  Sr.,  Minnteman  at  Lexington  Alarm. 

BUTTS,  FRANK  GRAHAM. 

Daniel  Hickok,  Capt.,  Conn.  Militia. 

Charles   Turnbull,    Capt.,   4th   Penna.    Continental   Artillery. 

BYRNE,  BERNARD  ABERT,  U.  S.  Army. 

Timothy   Matlack,    Col.,   Penna.   Militia ;   Member  Committee 
of  Safety;  Member  Continental  Congress. 

BYRNE,  CHARLES,  U.   S.  Army. 

Timothy  Matlack,    Col.,   Penna.  Militia;   Member  Committee 
of  Safety;  Member  Continental  Congress. 

c. 

CALDWELL,  CHARLES  TUFTS. 

Jonathan  Ames,  Private,  Gary's  Regt,  Mass.  Militia. 
Ebenezer  Caldwell,  Private,  Mitchell's  Regt.,  Mass.  Militia. 
Sylvanus  Hayward,  Private,  Gary's  Regt.,  Mass.  Militia. 
Jacob  Hayward,  Private,  Mitchell's  Regt.,  Mass.  Militia. 
Benjamin   Price,   Private,   Mass.   Minutemen  and   Militia. 

CALDWELL,  HARRY  CLARK. 

Jonathan  Ames,  Private,  Gary's  Regt.,  Mass.  Militia. 
Ebenezer  Caldwell,  Private,  Mitchell's  Regt.,  Mass.  Militia. 
Sylvanus  Hayward,  Private,  Gary's  Regt.,  Mass.  Militia. 
Jacob  Hayward,  Private,  Mitchell's  Regt.,  Mass.  Militia. 
Benjamin   Price,   Private,  Mass.   Minutemen  and  Militia. 

CAMERON,  FRANK  KENNETH. 

Jacquelin   Ambler,  Va.     State   Treasurer;    Member   of   Privy 
Council. 

CARMAN,  LOUIS  DALE. 

Ellis  Ayres,  Private,  Middlesex  Co.,  N.  J.,  Militia. 
Phineas  Carman,  Private,  Middlesex  County,  N.  J.  Militia. 


14  DISTRICT   OF  COLUMBIA   SOCIETY 


CARMODY,  FRANCIS  JOSEPH  MARIA. 
John  Doyle,  Captain,  nth  Penna.  Line. 

CARMODY,  JOHN  DOYLE. 

John  Doyle,  Captain,  nth  Penna.  Line. 

CHAMBERLAIN,  WILLIAM  LASSELLE. 

Francois  Riday  de  Bosseron,   Major  of  Va.   Militia  at  Vin- 
cennes. 

CHAMBERS,  DAVID  ABBOTT. 

David  Chambers,  Colonel,  Hunterdon  Co.,  N.  J.,  Militia. 

CHANDLER,  JEFFERSON. 

Joshua  Sinclair,  Fifer,  loth  N.  H.  Regt. 
Richard  Sinclair,  Major,  loth  N.  H.  Regt. 

CHARLTON,  CHARLES  HYMEN. 

John  Polhemus,  Major,  N.  J.,  Militia. 
John  Hart,  Signer  Declaration  of  Independence. 
Charles  Allen,  Commander  Armed  Boat  "Gibraltar";  Private. 
N.  J.  Line. 

CHARLTON,  JOHN  PASCAL. 

John    Polhemus,   Major,   N.   J.    Militia. 

John  Hart,  Signer  Declaration  of  Independence. 

CHESTER,  COLBY  MITCHEL,  U.  S.  Navy. 

Thomas  Chester,  Paymaster,  Continental  Army. 
Thomas  Harris,   Sergeant,  Conn.  Line;  and  in  Washington's 
Body  Guard. 

CHICKERING,  REV.  JOHN  WHITE. 

Joseph  Knowlton,  Private,  Mass.  Militia. 
John  White,  Quartermaster,   Mass.   Militia;    2d  Lieut,   Con- 
tinental  Infantry. 

CHILDERS,  GRACEY. 

Abraham  Childers,  Private,  Va.  Militia. 

Christian  Orndorff,  Capt,  6th  Md.  Regt. 

Francis  Cowherd,  Capt.,  2d  Va.  Regt. 

James  Patton,  Lieut.,  under  General  George  Rogers  Clark. 

CHILDS,  REV.  THOMAS  SPENCER. 

Reuben  Childs,  Private,  Mass.  Militia. 
Asaph  King,  Quartermaster,  Mass.  Militia. 

CHIPMAN,  AMOS   JAMES. 

Amos   Chipman,    Private,   Vt.    Militia. 

CLARK,  A.  HOWARD. 

Enoch    Clark,    Mass.,    Privateersman ;    prisoner. 
Enoch   Hall,   Private,   Mass.   Militia. 

Thomas    Jenner    Carnes,   Captain-Lieutenant,    Knox's    Con- 
tinental artillery;   Captain  of  Marines;  prisoner. 
Edward  Carnes,  Major,  Mass.  Militia. 

CLARK,  APPLETON  PRENTISS,  JR. 
Isaac  Clark,  Lieut.,  Mass.  Militia. 
John  Clark  Member  Mass.  Provincial  Congress ;  Member 

Committee    of    Safety. 
George   Clark,    Private,    Mass.    Militia. 


SONS  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REVOLUTION  16 


Joshua  Prentiss,  ist  Lieut.,  Mass.  Militia. 
William  Conant,  Lieut.  Col.,  4th  Mass.  Militia. 
Nathaniel  Appleton,  Chaplain,  Mass  Provincial  Congress. 
Joshua  Woodman,  Capt,  N.  H.  Militia. 

CLARK,   CLIFTON   POWER. 

Mather  Clark,  Private,  Va.  Militia. 

CLARK,    WILLIAM    FRANKLIN. 

Jacob  N.  Clark,  Sergeant,  Md.  Line;  prisoner  on  N.  Y.  prison 
ship. 

CLARKE,    SAMUEL   A. 

Ebenezer  Jesup,  Surgeon,  Conn.  Troops. 

CLAYTON,  WILLIAM   McKENDRIE. 

Henry  Clayton,  Lieutenant,  Penna.  Flying  Camp. 

COLE,  THEODORE  LEE. 

William  Cole,  Private,  N.  Y.  Militia. 

COLEMAN,  HORACE. 

Asaph  Coleman,  Surgeon,  Conn.  State  Troops. 
Noah  Coleman,  Surgeon,  2d  Conn.  Line. 

COLLAMER,  NEWTON  LEON. 

Anthony  Collamer,  Jr.,  Private,  loth  Mass.  Regt. 

COLLINS,  JAMES   SUMNER. 

John    Mandeville,    Capt.,    3d    N.    Y.    Regt.    and   Westchester 
Light  Horse. 

COMPTON,  WILLIAM  NORRIS. 

Robert  Rutherford,  Delegate  N.  C.  Provincial  Congress,  1775. 

COOMBS,  CHARLES  WILLIAM. 

John   Coombs,   Private,   Va.    State  Troops. 

COOPER,  CHARLES   MULFORD. 

John  Perrine,  Sergeant,'  Somerset,  N.  J.,  Militia. 
Henry  Perrine,  Private,  Monmouth,  N.  J.,  Militia. 

COPENHAVER,  WILLIAM  A. 

Simon  Copenhaver,  Capt,  York  County,  Penna.,  Militia. 

COWLES,  CALVIN  DUVALL,  U.  S.  Army. 

Josiah    Cowles,   Member   Southington,   Conn.,   Committee   of 

Inspection. 

Andrew   Carson,  Capt,   N.   C.   Militia. 
Thomas  Young,  Commissary,  N.  C.  Partisan  Troops. 
Christopher  Houston,  Captain,  N.  C.  Rangers. 

COX,  WILLIAM  VAN  ZANDT. 

James  Cox,  Brigadier-General,  N.  J.   Militia. 
Jacobus  (James)   Van  -Zandt,  Private,  Penna.  Militia. 
William   Denison,   Corporal,   Conn.    Militia. 
Johannes  Kroessen,  2d  Lieut.,  Penna.  Militia. 

CRAIG,   ROBERT,    U.    S.    Army. 

Thomas    Craig,    Col.,   3d    Penna.   Line. 


16  DISTRICT   OF  COLUMBIA   SOCIETY 


CROCKER,  HENRY  GRAHAM. 

Isaac  Cooke,  Jr.,  Lieut.  Col.,  Wadsworth  Conn.  Regt. 

CROISSANT,  DEWITT  CLINTON. 

Amos  Smith,  Captain,  gth   Conn.   Militia. 

Ephraim    Sands,    Private,    Lemuel    Robinson's    Mass.    Regt., 

Continental  Service. 

John  Wood  Palmer,  Clerk,  John  Mead's  Regt.,  Conn.  Militia. 
Isaac  Cornwall,  Private,  Major  Sheldon's  Regt,  Conn.  Light 

Horse. 

CROXALL,  MORRIS  L. 

Charles   Croxall,  Capt.,  Hartley's   Penna.  Regt. 

CURTIS,  WILLIAM  ELEROY. 

Felix   Curtis,   Private,   Conn.   Line. 

CUTCHEON,  BYRON  M. 

Frederick  McCutcheon,  Private,  N.  H.  Troops. 

D 

DABNEY,  CHARLES  WILLIAM. 

Thomas  Price,  Captain,  Va.  Militia. 

DANFORTH,  CHARLES  H.,  U.  S.  Army. 

Robert  Hanson  Harrison,  Lieut.   Col.,  Va.  Continental  Line ; 
Military  Secretary  to  General  Washington.  . 

DANFORT,  MONTGOMERY  E. 

Jonathan  Danforth,  Capt.,  Mass.  Militia. 

DAVIDGE,  CHARLES  HENRY. 

William  Grant,  Frontier  soldier  at  seige  of  Bryan's  Station. 

DAVIS,  CHARLES  S. 

Amos  Smith,  Captain,  pth  Conn.  Militia. 

Ephraim  Sands,  Private,  Lemuel  Robinson's  Mass.  Regt.,  Con- 
tinental Service. 
John  Wood  Palmer,  Clerk,  John  Mead's  Regt.,  Conn.  Militia. 

DAVIS,  CLELAND,  U.  S.  Navy. 

James  Davis,  Capt.,   S.   G  Cavalry. 
James  Kincaid,  Capt.,  S.  C.  Cavalry. 

DAVIS,  SAMUEL  GRANVILLE. 

Oliver  Travis,  Private,  Mass.  Militia. 

DAWKINS,  MERRITT  LEWIS. 

John  Dawkins,  Private,  N.  C.  Militia. 

DAWSON,  EDWARD  MATTHEWS. 

William  Hambleton,  Capt.,  38th  Battalion  Maryland  Militia. 

DAY,  DAVID  TALBOT. 

Samuel  Day,  Private,  Va.  Militia. 
Leonard  Day,  Private,  Va.  Militia. 

DAY,  LEONARD. 

Moses  Wilder,  Corporal,  Whitcomb's  Mass.  Regt 


THOMAS     MCCURDY    VINCENT, 

BRIGADIER    GENERAL,   U.   S.   A. 
PRESIDENT,    1899-19O1. 


SONS  OF   THE  AMERICAN  REVOLUTION  17 


DE  CAINDRY,  WILLIAM  AUGUSTIN. 

Augustin  Rouxelin  Denos,  Capitaine-Gommandant  in  Rocham- 
beau's  Army  at  Yorktown. 

DENNISON,  IRA  WARREN. 

Isaac  Dennison,   Member  Committee  of  Correspondence   and 

Safety,  Conn. 

Manasseh  Miner,  Sergeant,  8th  Conn.  Regt. 
Robert   Dennison,    Sergeant,    Conn.    Militia. 

DENT,  ALFRED   BARBOUR. 

John  Dent,  Lieut.,  pth  Va.  Infantry. 

DENT,  LOUIS  ADDISON. 

Hatch  Dent,  Capt.,  Smallwood's  Battalion  Md.  Line ;  prisoner 
on  British  prison  ship  at  New  York. 

DEVRIES,  REV.   WILLIAM   LEVERING. 

Aaron  Levering,  Lt.   Col.,  2d  Battalion,  Philadelphia  Militia. 

DEYER,  ROBERT  OLDNER. 

Crawford  Newson,  Private,  Va.  Infantry  and  Light  Dragoons. 

DICKINS,  FRANCIS  WILLIAMS,  U.  S.  Navy. 
John  Pearce,  ist  Lieut.,  R.  I.  Militia. 

DISHMAN,  SAMUEL  ROLAND. 

John  Jones,   Private,  Woodford's  Va.  Regt. 
Charles  Higdon,  Mariner,  Va.   Navy. 

DOBSON,   WILLIAM   ALEXANDER. 

Reuben  Marcy,  Captain,  Chester's. Battallion  Conn.  Troops. 

DODGE,  PICKERING. 

Samuel  Howard,   Member    Boston    Tea     Party;     2d    Lieut., 
Hatch's  Boston  Regt. 

DOMER,  WILLIAM  ARLINGTON. 

John  George  Hummel,  Drummer,  Pa.  Militia. 

DONNALLY,  CHARLES  WILLIAMS. 

John  Williams,  Captain,  Va.  Militia. 

Andrew  Donnally,  High  Sheriff  Greenbrier  Co.;  Captain,  Mil- 
itia at  Fort  Donnally,  Va. 

DONNALLY,  HARRY  HAMPTON. 

John  ("Jack")  Williams,  Capt.,  Militia  at  Fort  Donnally,  Va. 

DONNALLY,  WILLIAMS. 

John  Williams,   Capt,  Va.   Militia. 

Andrew  Donnally,  High  Sheriff  Greenbrier  Co. ;  Capt.,  Militia 
at  Fort  Donnally,  Va. 

DOTY,  JACOB  LAMB. 

Samuel   Doty,   Capt. -Lieut.,   2d   Continental  Artillery. 
Benjamin    Baldwin,    Capt.,    N.    Y.    State   Troops;    Col.,    New 

Haven  Alarm  Guard. 
Benjamin  Tallman,   Col.,  R.   I.   Infantry. 
2 


18  DISTRICT   OF  COLUMBIA   SOCIETY 


DOTY, 'REV.  WILLIAM  FURMAN. 

Samuel  Doty,  Capt.-Lieut,  2d  Continental  Artillery. 
Benjamin   Baldwin,    Capt.,   N.    Y.    State   Troops;    Col.,   New 

Haven  Alarm  Guard. 
Benjamin  Tallman,  Col.,  R.  I.  Infantry. 

DOUGLASS,    TOHN    WATKINSON. 

John  Douglass,  Capt,  Philadelphia  Riflemen. 

DRAPER,  AMOS  GALUSHA. 

Amos  Galusha,  Private,  Vt.  Militia. 

Jeremiah  Clark,  Major,  Vt.  Militia;  Member  Council  of 
Safety. 

DRAYTON,  CHARLES  DE  VERE. 

William  Henry  Drayton,  President  Council  of  Safety  and 
Provincial  Congress  of  S.  C. ;  Chief  Justice ;  member  of 
Continental  Congress. 

DU  BOIS,  ADDISON  GRIFFIN. 

Minna  Du  Bois,  1st  Sergeant,  2d  Battalion,  N.  J.  Militia. 
Abraham  Du  Bois,  Capt.,  2d  Battalion,  N.  J.  Militia. 

DU  BOIS,  JAMES  TAYLOR. 

Minna  Du  Bois,  Sergeant,  N.  J.  Militia. 
Abraham  Du  Bois,  Capt.,  N.  J.  Militia. 
James  Taylor,  Private,  Mass.  Line. 

DU  BOIS,  RICHARD  CATLIN,  U.  S.  Army. 
Minna  Du  Bois,  Sergeant,  N.  J.  Militia. 
Abraham  Du  Bois,  Capt.,  N.  J.  Militia. 
James  Taylor,  Private,  Mass.  Line. 

DUNN,  SEELY. 

Israel   Hutchinson,    Col.,   27th    Continental   Inf. 

DUVALL,  ANDREW  BRADLEY.  JR. 

Marsh  Mareen  Duyall,  Capt.,  25th  Battalion  Prince  George. 
County,  Md.,  Militia. 

DYER,  LEONARD  HUNTRESS. 

James  Chesley,  Private,  N.  H.  Militia. 

Richard  Furber,  Sergeant,  Wingate's  N.  H.  Regt. 

DYSART,  REV.  JOHN. 

Aaron  Lyle,  Private,  Northampton  County,  Penna.,  Militia 
and  Flying  Camp. 

E 

EARNEST,  JOHN  PAUL. 

Henry  Black,  Capt,  sth  Co.,  3d  Battalion,  Bedford  Coun- 
ty, Penna.,  Militia. 

EDDY,  OTIS  JUDD. 

Willard  Eddy,  Private,  R.  I.  Line. 

EDMONSTON,  GABRIEL. 

John  Follin,  Sailor,  Continental  Navy;  prisoner  in  England. 


SONS  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REVOLUTION  19 


ELLIS,  JOHN  FRANCIS. 

Timothy  Ellis,  Colonel,  N.  H.  Militia. 

Josiah   Merriam,    Sergeant,   Hosmer's    Company;    Minuteman 

at  Concord. 
Timothy  Wheeler,  Capt,  Mass.  Militia  at  Concord. 

ELY,  SELDEN  MARVIN. 

Samuel  Selden,  Colonel,  Conn.  Militia. 
George  Griffin,  private,  8th  Conn.  Regt. 
Timothy  Gates,  Sergt,  Conn.  Militia. 
Seth  Ely,  Captain,  3d.  Conn.  Militia. 

EMERY,  OLIVER  VAN  AUKEN. 

Nathaniel  Van  Auken,  Private,  N.  Y.  Troops. 

EPES,  HENRY  SYLVANUS. 

Pliny  Green,  Private,  Mass  Militia. 

David  Green,  Colonel,  2d  Middlesex,  Mass.,  Minutemen. 

ERNEY,    CHARLES    ALBERT. 

Yost  Harbaugh,   Capt.,  York  County,   Penna.,  Militia. 

EYSTER,  GEORGE  SENSENY. 

William  Heyser,  Capt.,  Arendt's  German  Regt. 


FAIRMAN,  CHARLES  E. 

John  Fairman,   Private,  Sherburne's  Continental  Regt. 

FARLEY,  JOHN  WILLIAM. 

John   Frierson,    ist  Lieut,  2d   S.   C.   Regt. 

FAULKNER,  CHARLES  JAMES. 

William  Mackey,  Capt,  Va.  Line. 

PENNING,  FREDERICK  ALEXANDER. 

Moses  Anderson,  Private,  3d  Regt.,  N.  J.  Militia. 

PENNING,  KARL  HERBERT. 

John  Dey,  Private,  N.  J.  Troops. 

Peter   Perrine,   Capt.,  3d  Regt.,   N.  J.   Militia. 

FENWICK,  JOHN  EDWARD. 

Ignatius   Fenwick,   Colonel,   Md.    Militia. 

Notley  Young,  Member  Annapolis  Convention  of  1775;  Jus- 
tice of  the  Peace. 

FINLEY,  MARK  FLORUS. 

Solomon  Phelps,  2d  Lieut.,  I2th  Conn.  Regt. 

FIRMAN,  ORANGE  SCOTT. 

Moses  Bursiel,  Corporal,  Mass.,  Militia. 
John  Green,  Corporal,  Conn.  Militia. 

FISHER,  ROBERT   STRETTELL  JONES,  JR. 
David  Jameson,  Colonel,  Penna.  Militia. 

FLINT,  JAMES  MILTON,  U.  S.  Navy. 

Abraham   Stickney,  Lieut,  Mass   Militia. 

Joshua   Baldwin,   Capt.,   Middlesex,   Mass.   Militia. 


20  DISTRICT  OF  COLUMBIA   SOCIETY 


FOSTER,   EVERETT  WORTHINGTON. 

Isaac  Foster,  Private,  Hampshire  County,  Mass.,  Militia. 

FOWLER,  WALLACE  GALLAUDET. 

Noah  Fowler,  Colonel,  27th   Conn.   Militia. 

FRENCH,  GEORGJi  NORRIS. 

Daniel  Norris,  Private,  N.  H.  Militia. 

FRENCH,  REV.  JOHN  LOUIS. 

William  French,  Private,  Cumberland  County,  Penna.,  Militia. 

FRENCH,  LEON  LE  LAUNE. 

Abram    Fitz    John    Channel,    Privateersman ;    Private,    Mass. 
Militia. 

FROST,  FLOYD  THOMAS. 

Samuel  Delavan,  Capt,  3d  Westchester  County,  N.  Y.  Militia. 

FRYE,  WILLIAM  PIERCE,  U.  S.  Senator. 
Joseph  Frye,  Jr.,  Colonel,  Mass.  Militia. 

Joseph   Frye,    Sr.,    Major-General,    Mass    Troops;    Brigadier- 
General,  Continental  Army. 

FULLER,  WILLIAM  A.  M. 

George  Ross,   Signer  Declaration  of  Independence. 
Mark    Bird,    Member    Philadelphia    Convention    1775 ;    Lieut- 
Col.,  Bucks  County,  Penna.,  Militia. 

FULTON,  HORACE  MARION. 

Robert  Fulton,  Private,  Crane's  Mass.  Regt. 
Samuel  Gunnison,  Capt.,  i6th  N.  H.  Regt. 

G 

GALLAGHER,  REV.  CHARLES  W. 

Abijah  Ingalls,  Private,  Abbott's  Andover  Company  at  Lex- 
ington Alarm. 

GALLAGHER,  EDWARD  JAMES,  Jr. 

John  Hart,  Signer  Declaration  of  Independence. 

GALLAGHER,  WILLIAM  GEORGE. 

John  Gallagher,  Sergeant,  6th  Penna.  Line. 

GALLAUDET,  EDWARD  MINER. 

Peter  Wallace  Gallaudet,  Private  Secretary  to  General  Wash- 
ington. 
Noah  Fowler,  Lieut-Col.,  28th  Conn.   State  Troops. 

GARDNER,  FREELAND  BARRY. 

John  Voorhees,  Capt.,  Somerset  County,  N.  J.  Militia. 

GARRISON,  JOHN  ROWZEE. 

John  Garrison,  Private,  Va.  Militia. 

GARVIN,  EDGERTON  CHESTER. 

Simeon  Edgerton,  Capt,  Conn.  Militia. 

Jacob  Edgerton,  Private,  Stark's  Company,  Vermont  Militia. 


SONS  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REVOLUTION  21 


GAUSS,  HENRY  COLFORD. 

Michael  Cross,  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Flint's  Co.  of  Mass. 
Minutemen. 

GERALD,  HERBERT  PARVIN. 

James  Ogden,  Capt.,  N.  J.  Militia. 
John  Houseman,  Capt.,  N.  J.  Militia. 

.  GETCHELL,  EVERETT  THORNTON. 

John  Conch,  Private,  R.  I.  and  Mass  Troops. 

GIBBS,  BENJAMIN  FRANKLIN. 

John  Fort,  Private,  Burlington  Countv.  N.  J.,  Militia. 

GLAVIS,  EDWARD  SUMNER. 

Jacob  Weise,  Deputy  Quartermaster  General.  N.  J.  Militia. 
Isaac  Smith    Capt.,  Essex  County,  N.  J.,  Militia. 

GLAVIS,  GEORGE  OSCAR. 

Isaac  Smith,  Capt.,  2d  Essex  County,  N.  J.,  Militia. 
Jacob  Weise,  Deputy  Quartermaster  General,  N.  J.,  Militia. 

GODDARD,  MATHEW. 

John  Plant,  Sergeant,  ist  Md.  Regt. 

GOODE,  JOHN. 

Edmund  Goode,  Private,  Va.  Line. 

Joel  Breckinridge  Leftwich,  Capt.,  Va.  Militia. 

GOODWIN,  ORLANDO  WELLINGTON. 

Nathaniel  Goodwin,  Capt.,  5th  Regt.,  Conn.  Light  Horse. 
Solomon  Goodwin,   Sergeant,  Conn.  Militia. 

GORE,  ALBERT  J. 

Thomas  Neil,  Lieut.,  Watson's  Battalion,  Lancaster  County, 
Penna.,  Troops. 

GRAHAM,  ANDREW  BUTLER. 

Isaac  Gilbert  Graham,  Surgeon's  Mate,  7th  Mass.  Regt.,  Con- 
tinental Line. 

Andrew  Graham,  Member  Committee  of  Safety,  Woodbury, 
Conn. ;  Surgeon,  Conn.  Troops. 

John  Requa,  Scout  at  North  Castle. 

James  Requa,  Justice  of  the  Peace;  Member  Committee  of 
Safety,  Woodbury,  Conn. 

GRAHAM,  FREDERICK  WORDEN  MONTROSE. 

Isaac    Gilbert    Graham,    Surgeon's    Mate,    Mass.    Line;    Asst. 

Surgeon,  Continental  Army. 
Andrew  Graham,  Surgeon,  Conn.  Troops ;  captured  at  White 

Plains. 

GRAHAM,  JOHN  REQUA. 

Isaac    Gilbert    Graham.    Surgeon's    Mate,    Mass.    Line;    Asst. 

Surgeon,  Continental  Army. 
Andrew  Graham,  Surgeon,  Conn.  Troops ;  captured  at  White 

Plains. 
John  Requa,   Private,  N.  Y.,   Militia. 

GRASTY,  MASON  COOKE. 

George  Mason,  author  of  Va.  "Bill  of  Rights." 


22  DISTRICT  OF  COLUMBIA   SOCIETY 

GRAVES,  GEORGE  EDGAR. 

Nathan  Graves,  Private,  Mass.  Militia. 

GRAY,  ALONZO,  U.  S.  Army. 

Amos  Hubbell,  Adjutant,  Canfield's  Conn.  Regt. 
Elias  Gray,  Private,  Conn.  Irregular  Militia. 

GREELY,  ADOLPHUS  WASHINGTON,  U.  S.  Army. 
Joseph   Greely,  Sergeant,  Johnson's  Mass.  Regt. 

GREEN,  ALBERT  RANDOLPH. 

Charles  Reichart,  Private,  Penna.  Troops. 

* 
GREEN,  ANDREW  JORDAN. 

Jesse  Green,  Corporal,  Va.  Militia. 

GREEN,  BERNARD  RICHARDSON. 

Bernard  Green,  Lieut,  Mass.   Militia. 
Joseph  Richardson,  Ensign,  loth  N.  H.  Regt. 

GREENAWALT.  FRANK  FOSTER. 

Philipp   Lorenz  Greenawalt,   Col.,   Lancaster   County,   Penna., 

Militia. 
John  Hart,  signer  Declaration  of  Independence. 

GREENAWALT,  JOHN  GEORGE. 

Phillip  Lorenz    Greenawalt,  Col.,    Lancaster    County,    Penna., 

Associators. 
John  Hart,  signer  Declaration  of  Independence. 

GREENE,  FOSTER  REGNIER. 

Samuel    Phillips,    Major,    Topham's    R.    I.    Battalion;    Naval 
Commander. 

GREENE,  REV.  SAMUEL  HARRISON. 

John    Parker,    Capt.,    Company   of   Minutemen    in    Lexington 
fight,  April  19,  1775. 

GREENLEAF,  CHARLES  RAVENSCROFT,  U.  S.  Army. 
Moses   Greenleaf,   Capt.,   Mass.  Line. 

Jonathan    Greenleaf,    Member    Mass.    Provincial    Congress; 
Member  Committee  of  Safety  of  Newbury. 

GRICE,  FRANCIS. 

Joseph   Grice,   Lieut.,    Penna.    Light    Infantry   and    Artillery ; 

pnvateersman. 

Francis    Grice,    Lieut.,    Philadelphia    Artillery;    Major    under 
General   Mifflin ;   prisoner. 

GRICE,  FRANCIS  ELLIOTT. 

Joseph  Grice,    Lieut.,    Penna.  Light  Infantry  and   Artillery  ; 

pnvateersman. 

Francis    Grice,    Lieut.,    Philadelphia    Artillery;    Major    under 
General  Mifflin;  prisoner. 

GROESBECK,  WALTER  DAVIS. 

Peter    W.    Groesbeck,    Private,    3d,    Albany    County,    N.    Y., 
Militia. 


SONS  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REVOLUTION  23 


GROSVENOR,   CHARLES   HENRY,   U.    S.   Representative. 

Thomas    Grosvenor,    Lieut-Col.,    Commandant    Conn.    Line. 

GURLEY,  WILLIAM  BROOKS, 

Roswell   Post,   Sergeant  and  Clerk,  Vt.   Militia. 

H 

HAGNER,    ALEXANDER     BURTON,     Justice    Supreme    Court, 
D.  C. 

John    Randall,    Member    Annapolis     Committee     of     Safety, 
Commissary  Md.  Line. 

MAINS,  JOHN  POWER,  U.  S.  Army. 

Robert  Carr,  Private,  Penna.  Militia. 

HAINS,  ROBERT  PETER. 

Robert  Carr,  Private,  Penna.  Militia. 

HALL,  HENRY  ORVILLE. 

Asahel  Hall,  Jr.,  Private,  8th  Conn.  Regt. 
Asahel  Hall,  Sr.,  Private,  gth  Conn.  Regt. 
Hezekiah  Johnson,  Capt,  Conn.  Militia. 

HANCOCK,  JOHN. 

Edward  Hoxworth.  Drum-Major,  Penna.  Troops. 

HARBAUGH,  JOHN  WASHINGTON. 

John  Stith,  Captain  of  Infantry,  Va.  Line. 
Lawrence  Washington,  Member  Westmoreland,  Va.,  Associa- 
tion of  Patriots. 

HARDIN,  MARTIN  D.,  U.  S.  Army. 

John  Hardin,  Private,  Daniel  Morgan's  Rifle  Corps. 

HARRISON,  JEFFERSON  LAFAYETTE. 

Richard  Harrison,  Musician,  7th  Md.  Regt. 

HARRISON,  JOHN  SCOTT. 

Benjamin  Harrison,  Signer  Declaration  of  Independence. 
John  Cleves  Symmes,  Colonel;  Member  Continental  Congress. 

HARRISON,  WILLIAM  BURR. 

Burr  Harrison,  Corporal,  3d  Va.  Regt. 

Leven  Powell,  Lieut.  Col.,  Grayson's  Continental  Regt* 

HASKELL,    CYRUS    VOSE. 

John  Haskell,   Private,  Ebenezer  Francis'   Mass.   Regt. 

HAWES,   JOHN   GARDNER. 

Ebenezer  Avery,  Col.,  8th  Conn.  Militia. 

HAWES,  RICHARD   PAULISON. 

Ebenezer  Avery,  Col.,  8th  Conn.  Militia. 

HAYDEN,  EDWARD  EVERETT,  U.  S.  Navy. 

Ebenezer   Dorr,   Member    Mass.    Committees   of    Correspond- 
ence, Inspection  and   Safety. 


24  DISTRICT  OF   COLUMBIA   SOCIETY 


HENDERSON,  JOHN  STEELE. 

Richard    Henderson,    President    of    Colony    of    Transylvania, 

William  Steele,  aided  General  Greene  in  Southern  Campaign. 

HENRY,  ALFRED  JUDSON. 

Daniel  Boyle,  Sergeant,   I3th  Penna.  Riflemen. 

HENRY,  EDWIN   STANTON. 

Daniel  Boyle,  Sergeant,  I3th  Penna.  Riflemen. 

HERRICK,  SAMUEL. 

Samuel  Herrick,   Private,  4th  Regt.   N.   Y.   Line. 

Rufus  Herrick,  Captain,  4th  Continental  Regt. 

Eleazer  Lindsley,  Lieut.  Col.,  N.  J.  Continental  Troops. 

John  Howard,   Sergeant,  Md.  Artillery. 

William  Jackman,  ist  Sergeant,  N.  H.  Troops. 

George  Jackman,  Delegate  N.  H.  Convention  of  1778;  Member 

of  Committee  of  Safety. 

George  Jackman,  Selectman  of  Boscawen,  N.  H.,  1776. 
Josiah   Putman,  Capt,  Foster's  Mass.   Regt. ;   Member  Com- 
mittee of  Safety. 

HIGHBORN,  PHILIP,  U.  S.  Navy. 

Robert  Hichborn,  Member  of  Patriot's  Guard  of  Tea  Ships, 

1773- 

Thomas  Hichborn,  Member  Boston  Committee  of  Safety. 
Solomon  Gould,  Private,  Mass.  Militia. 

HILL,  DAVID  JAYNE,  U.  S.  Minister. 

Jacob  Reeder,  Master  Armorer  with  rank  of  Capt.,  Moylan's 

4th  Light  Dragoons. 

Nathaniel  Jayne,  Member  of  Timothy  Jayne's  Company;  pris- 
oner on  ship  "Jersey." 

HILL,  EDWIN  ALLSTON. 

Reuben  Hill,  Private,  Conn.  Line. 

Richard  Stokes,  Private,  Conn.  Line. 

John   Jones,    Shore   Guard   at   Forts    Groton   and    Saybrook, 

Conn. 
Nathaniel  Chapman,  Captain,  Flower's  Artillery  Artificer  Regt. 

of  Conn. 

HILL,  ROBERT  THOMAS. 

Abraham  Stout,  Lieut,  and  Brevet  Capt,  3d  N.  J.  Battalion; 

*  prisoner. 

John  Tannehill,  Paymaster,  Lieut.,  gth  Va.  Regt. 

HILLYER,  EDWARD  LOUIS. 

William  Richards,  Capt,  Conn.  Continental  Line. 

HILLYER,  WILLIAM  ELDRIDGE. 

William  Richards,  Capt,  Conn.  Continental  Line. 

HILLYER,  WILLIAM  RICHARDS. 

William  Richards,  Capt,  Conn.  Continental  Line. 

HIMEBAUGH,  COYE  LESLIE. 

Elijah  Hawks,  Private,  Conn.  Line;  Hospital  Steward. 


NOBLE     DANFORTH     LARNER. 
PRESIDENT,     1901-3. 


SONS   OF  THE  AMERICAN  REVOLUTION  26 


HITT,  ISAAC  REYNOLDS. 

Thomas  Smith,  Major,  5th  Md.  Regt. 

HITT,  ISAAC  REYNOLDS,  JR. 

Thomas  Smith,  Major,  5th  Md.  Regt. 

HOFFMAN,  CHARLES  GRIFFITH. 

Paul   Hoffman,   Quartermaster   Sergeant,   Penna.    Militia. 

HOLDEN,  HENRY  P. 

Moses  Goodman,  Lieut.,  Huntington's  Conn.  Regt. 

HOLLISTER,  WILFRED  RUFUS. 

Alexander  Anderson,  Drummer,  Capt.,  Samuel  T.  Pell's  Co. 
2d  N.  Y.  Regt.  of  Foot. 

HOLT,  FELIX  RENOUF,  U.  S.  Navy. 

John  Holt,  Jr.,  Private;  killed  at  Fort  Griswold. 
John  Holt,  Sergeant,  6th  Conn.  Regt. 
Benjamin  Hempstead,  Corporal,  3d  Conn.  Regt. 
Joshua  Hempstead,   Private,  3d  Conn.  Regt. 

HOLT,  HENRY  PETER  RENOUF. 

John  Holt,  Jr.,   Private,  Conn.  Militia;  killed   at  Fort  Gris- 
wold. 

John  Holt,  Sr.,  Quartermaster,  Conn.  Militia. 
Benjamin  Hempstead,  Corporal,  3d  Conn.  Regt. 
Joshua  Hempstead,  Private,  3d  Conn.  Regt. 

HOOE,  ABRAM  BARNES. 

George  Mason,  Capt.,  Va.  Line. 

George  Mason,  Author  of  Va.  Bill  of  Rights. 

HOOKER,  CHARLES   EDWARD. 

Charles  Allen,  Private,  S.  C.  Militia. 

HOUGH,   WALTER. 

Abner  Fairchild,  Captain,  N.  J.  Militia. 

HOWE,  GEORGE  ALPHA. 

Thomas  Cowdin,  Captain,  N.  Y.  and  Mass.  Militia. 

HOWE,  WALTER,  U.  S.  Army. 

James  Gaines,  Capt.,  N.  C.  Militia. 

HUME,  ROBERT  SCOTT. 

William  Hansbrough,  Private,  Va.  Troops. 

HURST,  CARL  BAILEY. 

Samuel  Hurst,  Private,  Md.  Line. 

HUSBAND,  HENRY  MORRIS. 

Robert  Morris,  Signer  Declaration  of  Independence. 
William  Pitt  Smith,  Surgeon,  Continental  Service. 

HUTCHINSON,  NORMAN. 

Edmund  Parker,  Private,  Mass.  Militia  and  Line. 


16  DISTRICT  OF  COLUMBIA    SOCIETY 


IDE.  GEORGE  RUSSELL. 

Ichabod  Ide,  Corporal,  Hathaway's  Mass.  Regt. 

IRELAN,  WILLIAM  TILLMAN. 

James  Bidlack,  Sr.,  Commander  of  Fort  Plymouth  in   Battle 
of  Wyoming  Valley,  Pa.,  July  3,  1778. 


JACK,  WILLIAM  ALEXANDER. 

Christopher  Gardiner,   Capt.,   R.    I.    Line. 

JACOBS,  CHARLES  PORTER. 

Elijah  Williams,  Sergeant,  Parson's  Regt.  Conn  Line. 

JENNINGS,  ALLEN  GALES. 

John  Miller,  Sergeant,  Dayton's  Regt.  N.  J.  Line. 
Samuel  Carmen,  Private  and  Scout,  N.  J.  Militia. 

JEWELL,  THEODORE  FRELINGHUYSEN,  U.  S.  Navy. 
David  Robinson,  Ensign,  Md.  Militia. 

JOHNS,  REV.  ARTHUR  S. 

Nicholas  Van  Dyke,  Member  Continental  Congress ;  Governor 
of  Delaware. 

JOHNSON,  ARNOLD  BURGES. 

Jeremiah  Johnson,   Private,    ist  N.   H.  Regt. 
John  Burges,  Lieut.,  Mass.  Militia. 

JOHNSON,  ARTHUR  EDWARD. 

Amos  Merritt,  Private,  Mass.  Militia. 
William  Henshaw,  Private,  Mass.  Militia. 

JOHNSON,  BENJAMIN   FRANKLIN. 

Frederick  Coons,  Private,  6th  Va.  Line. 

JOHNSON,  CHARLES  HUBERT. 

Timothy     McNemara,     Captain,     Dorchester     County,      Md., 
Militia. 

JOHNSON,  FRANK  WARREN. 

John  Cleveland,  Chaplain,  i7'th  Mass.  Militia. 

JOHNSON,  FREDERICK  CURTISS,  U.  S.  Army. 
Jeremiah  Johnson,   Private,   ist   N.   H.   Regt. 
John  Burges,  Lieut.,  Mass.   Militia. 

JOHNSON,  JEROME  FLETCHER. 

Jeremiah  Johnson,  Private,  ist  N.  H.  Regt. 

Daniel  Bowen,  Private,  2d  Conn.  Regt.  Continental  Line. 

JOHNSON,  JOSEPH  TABER. 

Jeremiah  Johnson,   Private,    ist  N.   H.   Regt. 
John  Burges,  Lieut.,  Mass.  Militia. 


SONS  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REVOLUTION 


JOHNSON,   LOREN   BASCOM   TABER. 

Jeremiah  Johnson,   Private,   1st  N.   H.  Regt. 
John  Burges,  Lieut.,  Mass  Militia. 
Klias  Bascom,   Private,  Mass.   Militia. 
Asa  Field,  Private,  Mass.  Militia. 

JOHNSON,  OLIVER  PERRY. 

Timothy  McNemara,  Capt.,  Dorchester  County,  Md.,  Militia. 

JONES,  EDWARD  SALMON. 

Israel  Jones,  Jr.,  Capt,  i8th  Conn.  Regt. 

JONES,  MYRON  JERMAIN. 

John  Jermain,  2d  Major,  New  York  Troops. 
Timothy    Delavan,   Lieut.,   7th    Dutchess    County   Regt.,    New 
York  Militia. 

K 

KEMPER,  CHARLES  EDWARD. 

May  Burton,  Capt.,  Va.  Troops. 
Jacob  Kjsling,  Private,  Va.,  Troops. 

JCENDALL,  FRANCIS  DRAKE. 

Lemuel  Drake,  Private,  Conn.  Line. 

William  Ellerbie,   Private,  Benton's   S.  C.  Regt. 

KENDALL,  HENRY  MYRON,  U.  S.  Army. 
Andrew  Evans,  Private,  Mass.  Militia. 

.KENNON,  LYMAN  WALTER  VERE,  U.  S.  Army. 
Asaph  Hall,  Capt.,  Conn.  State  Troops. 

:KERN,  CHARLES  EVERETT. 

Yost  Harbaugh,  Capt.,  York  County,  Penna.,  Associators. 

KESSLER,  EDWIN. 

Philip  Moses  Russell,  Surgeon's  Mate,  2d  Regt.  Vt.  Line. 

KITTELLE,  SUMNER  ELY,  U.  S.  Navy. 

Rezin  Geer,  Capt.,  killed  at  Wyoming  Massacre,  July  3,  1778. 

XNIFFEN,  GILBERT  CRANFORD. 

Amos  Kniffin,  Private,  N.  Y.  Militia. 
Joshua  Ward,   Private,  N.  Y.   Militia. 

KNOWLES,  FRANK  POWELL. 

Richard  Powell,  Private,  Gloucester  County,  N.  J.,  Militia. 

;KNOX,  WILLIAM  SALISBURY. 

Joseph    Nock,    Private,   N.    H.    Militia. 
Job  Sherburne,  Private,  JST.  H. 'Militia. 

KREIDLER,  EDWARD  ALANSON. 

Thomas  Buck,  Private,  Conn.  Troops ;  Mariner  on  Privateer 
"Hawk." 

3CURTZ,  JOHN. 

Moses  Brown,  Commander,  Privateers  "General  Arnold"  and 
•    "Minerva."  ' 


28  DISTRICT   OF  COLUMBIA   SOCIETY 


LAMB,  DANIEL  SMITH. 

Jacob  Matlack,  Private,  N.  J.  Militia. 

LANE,  FRANCIS  RANSOM. 

Jesse  Eaton,  Private,  N.  J.  Troops. 
Ephraim  Eaton,  Signed  Association  Pledge. 
Thomas  Anderson,   Private,   N.   H.  Troops. 
Moses  Sargent,  Private,  Nichol's  N.  H.  Regt. 

LANGWORTHY,  CHARLES  FORD. 

Joel  Wheeler,  Private,  Putnam's  Mass.  Regt. 

LARNER,  JOHN  BELL. 

Jacob  Gideon,   Sr.,  Trumpeter  and  Private,   Penna  Militia, 

LARNER,  PHILIP  FILLMORE. 

Jacob  Gideon,   Sr.,  Trumpeter  and  Private,   Penna  Militia. 

LAUGHLIN,  GEORGE  McCULLY. 

George  McCully,  Capt.,  3d  Penna.  Regt. 

Nathaniel  Irish,  Capt.,  Flower's  Penna.  Artillery  Artificers. 

LAUGHLIN,  JAMES,  JR. 

George  McCully,  Capt.,  3d  Penna.  Regt. 

Nathaniel  Irish,  Capt.,  Flower's  Penna.  Artillery  Artificers. 

LEIDY,  AUGUSTUS  PERRY. 

'    Jacob  Leidy,  1st  Lieut.,  Penna.  Line. 

LETCHER,  MARION. 

Rhesa  Howard,  Private,  Georgia  Militia. 

William  Few,  Sr.,  Colonel,  Commissary  Dept.  Ga.  Militia. 

LEUPP,  FRANCIS  ELLINGTON. 

Peter  Loop,  Lieut.,  N.  Y.  State  Levies. 

LEWIS,  CLIFFORD  MORGAN. 

John  Smith,  Prisoner  of  War  in  Sugar  House,  N.  Y. 

LEWIS,  FRANK  J. 

Jotham  Rawlins  or  Rollins,  Private,  N.  H.  Militia. 

LINNELL,  CHARLES  WINFIELD. 

Uriah  Linnell,  Private,  Sheppard's  3d  Mass  Continental  Foot. 

LIPSCOMB,  ANDREW  ADGATE. 

John  Westcott,  Capt.,  N.  J.  Artillery. 

LIPSCOMB,  LISLE  SEATON. 

John  Wescott,  Capt.,  N.  J.  Artillery. 

LIVINGS,  THEODORE. 

Mayhew  Adams,  2d  Major,  Norton's  Mass.  Regt. 

LOCKWOOD,  THOMAS  WILDMAN,  JR. 

Isaac  Lockwood,  Jr.,  Private,  Conn.  Militia. 


SONS  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REVOLUTION  29 


LONG,  OSCAR  FITZALAN,  U.  S.  Army. 

Cornelius  Mabie,  ist  Lieut.,  Wemple's  N.  Y.  Regt. 

LOUCKS,   CHARLES. 

George  Loucks,  Lieut.,  N.  Y.  Militia. 

LYMAN,  CHARLES. 

Jacob  Lyman,  Private,  BoltoYi,  Conn.,  Co.  at  Lexington  Alarm. 

i 

LYMAN,  CHARLES  EDWIN. 

Elisha  Lyman,  Sergeant,  8th  Conn.  Regt. 

M 

McBLAIR,  CHARLES  RIDGELEY. 

Benjamin  Bradford  Morris,  Capt.,  8th  Harford  County  Bat- 
talion; Member  Md.  Legislature. 

Lyde  Goodwin,  Surgeon,  Nicholas  Buxton  Moore's  Troop  of 
Md.  Light  Horse. 

McCOY,  JOSEPH  MELVILLE. 

John  Evans,  Col.,  Va.  Troops. 

George  Musser,  Capt.,  ist  Lancaster  County,  Penna.,  Bat- 
talion. 

McCULLOH,  ROBERT  LEMMON. 

George  Christian  Gleim,  Private,  Germantown  Guards. 
Benjamin  Mathias,  Private,  Penna.  Militia. 

McDOUGALL,  THOMAS   MOWER,  U.   S.  Army. 

Robert  Stockton,  Major  and  Quartermaster,  N.  Y.  Militia. 

McGREW,  MILTON  LOOMIS,  U.  S.  Army. 

Andrew  Megrue,   Private,   Philadelphia  Militia. 

McKEAN,  JOHN  COX. 

Elisha  Matthewson,  Corporal,  ist  Conn.  Regt. 

McLEAN,  HENRY  CLAY. 

John  McLean,  2d  Lieut.,  Ludington's  N.  Y.  Regt. 

McLEAN,  WALLACE  DONALD. 

John  McLean,  2d  Lieut.,  Ludington's  N.  Y.  Regt. 

McNEILL,  ROBERT  H. 

George  McNeill,  Volunteer  Chaplain,  N.  C.  Troops  at  King's 
Mountain. 

MACGILL,  WILLIAM  REED. 

John  Bell  Tilden,  Lieut.,  Penna.  Line. 

MAGRUDER,  CALEB   CLARK,  JR. 

Nathan  Magruder,  Member  Frederick  County,  Md.,  Commit- 
tees  of   Correspondence   and   Observation. 
Thomas   Barbour,   Member   Orange   County.   Va.,   Committee 
of    Safety;    Member    Va.    Convention    1775;    Colonel,    Va. 
Troops. 

MAGRUDER,  JOHN  HOLMES. 

Samuel  Wade  Magruder,  2d  Major,  29th  Battalion  Militia, 
Montgomery  County,  Md. 


80  DISTRICT  OF   COLUMBIA   SOCIETY 


MARBURY,  CHARLES  CLAGETT. 

Luke  Marbury,  Member  Committees  of  Observation  and  Cor- 
respondence;  Colonel,  Md.   Militia. 

MARCELLUS,  ROBERT  HARTLEY. 

Isaac  Vrooman,  Member  N.  Y.  State  Assembly  1779. 

.\IARLATT,  CHARLES  LESTER. 

Abraham  Marlatt,  Private,  Armand's  Partisan  Corps. 

MARMION,  ROBERT  AUGUSTINE,  U.  S.  Navy. 
Esaias  Preble,  Capt,  Mass.  Militia. 

MARSH,  WILLIAM  LOWREY. 

Nathaniel  Marsh,  Private,  Conn,  and  Mass.  Militia. 
John  Bradford,  Corporal,  Conn.   Militia. 

MARTIN,  FRANK  BOSTICK. 

John  Martin,  Capt.,  2d  S.  C.  Line. 

MARTIN,  GEORGE  GILCHRIST. 

Adams  Martin,  Capt,  4th  Mass.  Militia;  Member  Committee 
of  Safety.  • 

MARTIN,  LEE  ROY. 

Joseph  Burgess,  Lieut.,  Md.  Line. 

MARTIN,  THOMAS  RICAUD. 

Joseph  Burgess,  Lieut.,  Md.  Line. 

MARVIN,  AREA  BRYAN. 

Samuel  Bryan,  Private,  Albany  County,  N.  Y.,  Militia. 

MASON,  EBENEZER  ERSKINE. 

Jeremiah  Gilman,  Lieut.-Col.,  ist  N.  H.,  Militia. 

MASON,  JOHN  PARKER  HALE. 

Jeremiah  Gilman,  Lieut.-Col.,  ist  N.  H.  Militia. 

MASON,  JOHN  TUFTON. 

Jeremiah  Gilman,  Lieut-Col.,  ist  N.  H.  Militia. 

MATHEWS,  EDWIN  SCOTT. 

Samuel  Denny,  Col.,  ist  Worcester  County,  Mass.,  Regt. 

MAUS,  LOUIS  MERVIN,  U.  S.  Army. 

Philip  Maus,  Private,  Philadelphia  Militia. 

MAYNARD,  GEORGE  COLTON. 

Malachi  Maynard,  Private,  Mass.  Militia;  Member  Commit- 
tee of  Safety. 

Joseph  Booth,  Capt,  igth  Conn.  Militia. 
Josiah   Moseley,    Private,   Mass.   Militia. 

MAYNARD,  JAMES. 

James  Cogswell,  Private,  Mass.  Militia. 

MAYNARD,  WILLIAM  JAMES. 

Malachi  Maynard,  Private,  Mass.  Minutemen;  Member  Con- 
way  Committee  of  Public  Safety. 
Josiah  Moseley,  Private,  Mass,  troops. 


SONS  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REVOLUTION  31 


MELOY,  FRANCIS  EDWARD. 

Thomas  Dawson,  Private,  Waterbury's  Conn.  Brigade. 

John  Bull,  Colonel,  Penna.  Militia. 

James  Nourse,  Member  Va.  House  of  Burgesses;  Paymaster, 

Va.  Militia. 
Mary  Phillips  Bull,  Custodian  of  Supplies  and  Agent  Penna. 

Council  of  Safety.  , 

MENKIN,  NATHAN  DAVIS. 

Benjamin  Nones,  Major,  Staffs  of  Washington  and  Lafay- 
ette. 

Hyam  Soloman,  negotiated  War  Subsidies  of  France  and 
Holland ;  Captive  in  Prevost  Prison,  N.  Y. 

MEREDITH,  WILLIAM  MORTON. 

John  Wheeler  Meredith,  Private,  Delaware  Line. 

MERILLAT,  CHARLES  HENRY. 

John  Boone,  Capt,  Md.  Militia. 

MERRITT,  LEONARD  A. 

Noah  Merritt,  Private,  Mass.  Troops. 

MIDDLETON,  JOHNSON  VAN  DYKE,  U.  S.  Armv. 
Benjamin  Johnson,  Major,  Md.  Militia. 
William  Greenleaf,  Sheriff  Suffolk  Co.,  Mass. 

MILLER,  BENJAMIN. 

John  Libbey,  Private,  Wingate's  N.  H.  Regt. 
"John  Myers  or  De  Mire,  Private,  N.  Y.  Militia. 

MILLER,  WILLIAM  ALEXANDER. 

Richard  Simmons,  Private,  Morgan's,  Va..  Riflemen. 

MILLS,  STEPHEN  CROSLEY. 

Benjamin   Mills,   Capt.,   Conn.   Militia. 

MIRICK,  HENRY  BROWN. 

Elisha    Mirick,    Sergeant,   Worcester   County,    Mass.,    Militia. 

MOORE,  ANDREW  MOSES,  U.  S.  Navy. 
John  Moore,  Private,  N.  C.  Troops. 

MOORE,  CHARLES. 

John  McAllister,  Private,  N.  H.  Troops. 
James  Aiken,  Capt.,  N.  H.  Troops. 

MOORE,  EDWARD  BRUCE. 

William  Paine,  Private,  8th  Mass.  Line. 

MOORE,  FREDERICK  McCULLOUGH. 

James  Moore,  Colonel,  N.  C.  Infantry ;  Brigadier-General, 
Continental  Army. 

MOORE,  JOHN  HENRY,  U.  S.  Navy. 

Josiah  Moore,  Lieut.,  Conn.  Continental  Regt. 
Joseph  Moore,  Jr.,  Lieut.,  i8th  Conn.  Regt. 
Ephraim  Middlebrook,  Lieut.,  Conn.  Militia. 
Daniel   Dewey,   Capt.,    ist    Sheffield    Company,    1st   Berkshire 
County  Regt.  Mass.  Militia. 


32  DISTRICT   OF  COLUMBIA   SOCIETY 


MOORE,  LANGDON. 

Josiah  Moore,  Lieut.,  Conn.  Continental  Regt. 

Joseph  Moore,  Jr.,  Lieut.,  i8th  Conn.  Regt. 

Daniel  Dewey,  Capt.   1st  Sheffield  Co.,  ist  Berkshire  County 

Regt.,  Mass.  Militia. 

Ephraim   Middlebrook,   Lieut.,   Conn.    Militia,   killed   in   Dan- 
,    bury  Raid,  April  27,  1777. 

MORTON,  LEVI  PARSONS. 

Livy  Morton,  Private,  Mass.  Militia. 
Justin  Parsons,  Private,  Mass.  Militia. 
Nathan  Frary,  Private,  Mass.  Militia. 

MOSES,  ZEBINA. 

Daniel  Moses,  Private,  Conn.  Militia. 

Moses  Grimes,  Private,  :8th  Conn.  Regt. 

Eliphalet   Curtis,   Capt.,    i8th   Conn.   Militia;   Member   Conn. 

Assembly. 

Phineas  Scott,  Private,  Vt.  Militia. 
John  Kinsley,  Private,  Vt.  Militia. 
Calvin  Bingham,  Private,  Herrick's  Regt.,  Vt.  Militia. 

MOULTON,  HOSEA  BALLOU. 

Noah  Moulton,  Sergeant,  N.  H.  Troops. 

MUNN,  HENRY  BENSON. 

Amos  Munn,  Private,  N.  J.  Militia. 
Phineas    Campbell,    Private,    N.   J.    Militia. 

MUNROE,  CHARLES  EDWARD. 

William  Monroe,  Jr.,  3d,  Private,  Parker's  Company  of  Lex- 

ington, Mass. 
John  Harrington,  Private,  Parker's  Co.  of  Lexington,  Mass. 

MYERS,  JOHN  NORRIS,  JR. 

John  De  Mier,  Private,  nth  Albany,  N.  Y.,  Militia. 


NEEDHAM,  CHARLES  WILLIS. 

Joseph  Needham,  Private,  Mass.  Troops. 

NEFF,  WALLACE. 

Aaron    Scout,    Ensign,    ist    Battalion    Philadelphia    Militia. 
Rudolph  Neff,  Capt.,  Lewis'  Philadelphia  Foot. 

NEWCOMB,  WARREN  PUTNAM,  U.  S.  Army. 

Joseph    Warren,    Major-General,     Mass.     Militia;     killed     at 

Bunker  Hill. 
Israel  Putnam,  Major-General,  Continental  Army. 

o 

OLMSTED,  FERNANDO  CORTEZ. 

Ebenezer  Olmstead,  2d  Lieut.,  5th  Conn.  Regt. 
John  Roberts,  Private,  N.  Y.  Militia. 


JOHN     WOART     BAYNE,    M.     D. 
PRESIDENT,     1903-4. 


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OWEN,  FREDERICK  DENISON. 

Robert  Denison,  Sergeant,  Conn.  Troops. 

Benjamin  Sumner,  Private,  Conn.  Troops;  prisoner  in  Tower 

of  London. 

John  Sumner,  Capt.,  Conn.  Line. 
Benjamin   Owen,    Captain,   Conn.   Militia. 


PARK,  WILLIAM  GRAY. 

William  Anderson,  Orderly  Sergeant,  6th  Penna.  Battalion. 

PARKE,  JOHN  S.,  U.  S.  Army. 

Andrew  Park,  Private,  Kent  County,  Md.,  Militia. 

PARKER,  ANDREW. 

John   Hamilton,   Capt.,   Cumberland   County,    Penna.,   Militia. 

PARKER,  EDMUND  SOUTHARD. 

David  Doty,  Lieut.,  Bunall's  Conn.  Continental  Infantry. 

PARKER,   EDWARD  WHEELER. 

Elijah  Hyde,  Major,  2d  Conn.  Light  Horse. 

PARKER,  MYRON   MELVIN. 

Robert  Parker,   Sr.,   Private,  N.  H.  Militia. 
John  Cressy,  Private,  Conn.  Troops. 
Joseph  Cross,  Private,  N.  H.  Militia. 

PARKER,  WILLIAM  WHITE  WILSON. 

David  Doty,  Lieut.,  Conn.  Continental  Infantry. 

PARSONS,  FRANCIS  HENRY. 

Ezekiel  Williams,  Commissary  of  Prisoners  of  War;  Member 

Conn.  Assembly. 

Ezekiel  Rice,  Jr.,  Sergeant,  Conn.  Militia. 
Ephraim  Merriam,  Fifer,  6th  Conn.  Line. 
Phineas  Hough,  Sergeant,  Conn.  Militia. 

PARSONS,  STARR. 

Abraham   Parsons,   Private,  Conn.  Militia. 

PATRICK,  RUNNION  MARTIN. 

Ephraim    Woodworth,    Capt.,    I3th    Albariy    County,     N.     Y., 
Militia. 

PAXTON,  WILSON  N. 

Thomas  Dill,  Private,  York  County,  Penna.  Militia. 
Mathew  Dill,  Col.,  York  County,  Penna.,  Militia. 

PEALE,  ALBERT  CHARLES. 

Charles  Wilson  Peale,  Capt,  Philadelphia  Militia;  Member  of 

Penna.    Assembly. 

James    Burd,   Col.,   4th   Lancaster   Penna.   Battalion. 
Edward   Shippen,   Chairman   Lancaster   Committee  of   Corre- 

spondence. 

PEARCE,  WILLIAM  HENRY. 

William   Pearce,   Capt,  Dutchess   County,  N.   Y.,   Militia. 

PEARSON,  RAYMOND  A. 

Benjamin    Pearson,   Drummer,    Fifer,    and     Sergeant,     Mass. 
Militia. 


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PECK,   DAVID   BRAINERD. 

Lament  Peck,.  Private,  2d  Regt.   Conn.  Minutemen    and    8th 

Regt.   Continental  Line. 
Selah  Scovill,  Douglass'  Conn.,  Regt. 

PECK,  WILLIAM  H. 

Jesse  Peck,  Corporal,  Bradley's  Conn.  Regt. 

PERHAM,  AURESTES  SIDNEY. 

Eleazer  Cole,  Sergeant,  Mass.  Militia. 

PESCUD,  PETER  FRANCISCO. 

Peter   Francisco,    Private,    Morgan's   and   De   Fleury's    Com- 
mands. 

PHILLIPS,    EDSpN. 

Gideon  Phillips,  Sergeant,  Conn.  Militia  and  Line. 

PITTS,    GEORGE   BASSETT. 

John  Bassett,  Private,  5th  Conn.  Militia. 

PLUMB,   HENRY   BLACKMAN. 

Jacob  Plumb,  Capt,  Conn.  Privateer. 

Charles  Plumb,  Mariner,  Conn.  Man-of-War.  "Oliver  Crom- 
well." 
Elisha  Blackman,  Private,  5th  Conn.  Regt. 

PLUME,  SAMUEL  WINTER. 

Isaac    Plume,   Ensign,   N.   J.    Minutemen. 

Joseph  Winter,  Ensign,  N.  Y.  Militia;  Secretary  N.  Y.  Com- 
mittee of  Safety. 

POLKINHORN,  HENRY  BIRTH. 

James  Askie,  Sergeant,  8th  Penna.  Line. 

POWELL,  WILLIAM  THACKARA. 

Richard  Powell,  Private,  N.  J.  Militia. 

PRENTISS,  DANIEL  WEBSTER,  JR. 

Joseph  Greenleaf,  Member  Boston  Committee  of  Correspond- 
ence, Safety  and  Inspection. 

PREWITT,    GEORGE   THOMPSON. 

Byrd  Prewitt,  Private,  Parker's  5th  Va.  Regt. 

PRINDLE,  FRANKLIN  COGSWELL,  U.  S.   Navy. 

Zalmon  Prindle,  Private,  8th,  5th  and  2d  Conn.  Regts. 

PROCTOR,  REDFIELD,  U.  S.  Senator. 

Leonard  Proctor,  Lieut.,  Mass.   Militia. 

PULSIFER,  WOODBURY. 

Jonathan  Woodbury,  Col.,  Mass.  Militia. 

Moses  Rust,  Private,  3d  Co.  Mass.  Coast  Defence  Guards. 

PUTNAM,  ROBERT  MYERS  SHOEMAKER. 

Johan  Jost    (or    Han    Yoost)     Shoemaker,     Major,     Tryon, 

County,  N.  Y.,  Militia. 
Michael  Myers,  Private,  N.  Y.   Militia. 
Henry  Herter,  Capt,  Bellinger's  N.  Y.  Regt. 


R 

RAINES,  THOMAS  RALEIGH. 

Giles  Raines,  2<i  Lieut.,  I5th  Va.  Infantry. 

RANKIN,  JOHN  McCLURE. 

Hugh  Rankin,  Private,  8th  Penna.  Line. 
William  McClure,  Surgeon,  6th  N.  C.  Regt 

RAVENEL,  WILLIAM  DE  CHASTIGNIER. 

Rene  Ravenel,  Private,  Marion's  Brigade  S.  C.  State  Troops. 
Samuel  Du  Bose,  Adjutant,  Craven  County,  S.  C.  Regt. 
Peter   Sinkler,   Private,   Marion's   Brigade;  prisoner. 

RAWLES,  WILLIAM  GARRETSON. 

John  Garretson,   Private,  N.  J.   Militia. 

John  De  Witt,  ist  Lieut.,  N.  Y.  Militia  and  Associated  Ex- 
empts. 

REED,  HENRY  WILLARD. 

Thomas  Washington,  Lieut,  Grayson's  Regt.  and  Lee's  Light 
Dragoons.  , 

REED,  WILLIAM   FIELD. 

Thomas  Durfee,  Ensign,  3d  Co.,  Tiverton,  R.  I.  Militia. 

REEVE,  FELIX  ALEXANDER. 

Felix  Earnest,  Lieut.,  N.   C.   Vols. 

REILY,  PHILIP  KEY. 

William  Reily,   Capt.,  4th   Md.   Continental  Regt.,   retired  as 
Major. 

REYNOLDS,  ELMER  R.  v 

Allen  Reynolds,   Private,  Warner's   Conn.   Regt. 

RHEES,  WILLIAM  JONES. 

Benjajnin  Loxley,  Major,  ist  Philadelphia  Artillery;  Member 

Committee  of  Safety. 
Evan  Evans,  Col.,  Penna.  Militia. 
John  Lukins,  Surveyor-General  of  Penna. 

RICE,  CHARLES  O. 

Jedediah  Rice,  Sergeant,  Gilman's  N.  H.  Regt. 
Sylvanus  Hastings,  Private,  N.  H.  Line. 
Benjamin  Spalding,  Capt.,  Nichols'  N.  H.  Regt. 

RICH,  WILLIAM   J. 

William  Nutt,  Private,  N.  H.  Militia. 

RICHARDSON,  CHARLES  WILLIAMSON. 
John  Boone,   Captain,  Md.  Militia. 

RICHARDSON,  JAMES  WENTWORTH. 

Moses  Richardson,  Private,  Mass.  Militia. 

RICHARDSON,  MASON  NOBLE. 

John  Boone,  Captain,  Md.   Militia. 


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ROBBINS,  HENRY  ALFRED. 

Aaron  Robbins,  Private,  Williams'  Mass.  Regt. 
Noah   Coleman,   Surgeon,   2d   Conn.    Line. 
John   Bell   Tilden,   Lieut.,   Penna.   Line. 

ROBBINS,  ZENAS  COLEMAN. 

Aaron  Robbins,   Private,  Williams'  Mass.  Regt. 
Noah  Coleman,  Surgeon,  2d  Conn.  Line. 

•RODMAN,  HUGH,  U.  S.  Navy. 

James  Taylor,  Sergeant-Major,  Va.  Line. 
George  Taylor,  Member  Va.  Convention,  1775. 
Jonathan  Taylor,  Officer  of  Va.  Militia. 

ROSS,  MANSFIELD  AMES. 

Robert  Ross,  Private,  4th  Penna.  Battalion. 

ROSS,  SAMUEL. 

James  Askie,  Sergeant,  8th  Penna.  Line. 

S 

ST.  CLAIR,  FRANCIS  OSMOND. 

James  St.  Clair,  Sr.,  Sergeant,  N.  H.  Troops. 

SAMPSON,  JOHN  RUSSELL. 

Richard  Sampson,  Private,  3d  Va.  Regt. 

Amos  Dudley,  Private,  Talcott's  Conn.  Regt. 

Jacob  Baldwin,  Private,  Conn.  Militia;  Lieut,  U.  S.  Navy. 

Byrd   Rogers,   Lieut.,   Va.   Militia. 

Charles  Goodman,  Private,  Va.  Militia. 

SAMSON,  HENRY  WHITEFIELD. 

Abisha  Samson,  Sergeant,  Cotton's  Mass.  Regt. 

John   Kendrick,    Private,   Mass.    Militia,   Lexington   Alarm. 

James  Askie,  Sergeant,  8th  Penna.  Line. 

'SARGEANT,  THADDEUS   BELL. 

John  Sargeant,  Private,  Vermont  Militia. 

SARGENT,  WILLIAM  GEORGE. 

Thomas  Sargent,  Surgeon,  Mass.  Troops,  Penobscot  Expedi- 
tion. 
Thomas  Herrick  Cole,  Private,  Mass.  Line. 

SATTERLEE,  RIGHT  REV.   HENRY  YATES. 

Benedict  Satterlee,  Private,  Conn.  Vols.  at  Wyoming  Mas- 
sacre. 

Christopher  Yates,  Member  Committee  of  Safety;  Lieut.  Col., 
Albany  County,  N.  Y.,  Militia. 

Jacob  Lansing,  Jr.,  Col.,  Albany  County,  N.  Y.,  Militia. 

Jacob  Gerritre  Lansing,  2d  Lieut,  Albany  County,  N.  .Y., 
Militia. 

SAXTON.  HAROLD  NEWELL. 

William  Saxton,  Private,  Mass.  Continental  Troops. 

SAXTON,  RUFUS,  U.  S.  Army. 

David   Saxton,   Private,   Mass.    Militia. 
Salmon  White,  Lieut,  Mass.  Militia. 


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SCHOFIELD,  EMILE  H. 

William  Schofield,   ist  Lieut.,  5th   Penna.  Regt. 

SEARLE,  WILLIAM  DANIEL. 

John  Cragin,  Member  Temple,  N.  H.  Committee  of  Cor- 
respondence and  Safety;  Sergeant,  N.  H.  Militia. 

SEEBER,  CHESTER. 

Christopher  P.  Yates,  Member  Tryon  County,  N.  Y.,  ComT 
mittee  of  Safety;  Colonel,  Militia. 

William  Seeber,  Major,  ist  Battalion  Tryon  County,  N.  Y., 
Militia. 

Anthony  Van  Vechten,  Member  Tryon  County,  N.  Y.,  Com- 
mittee of  Safety;  Adjutant,  Militia. 

Jelles  Fonda,  Commissary,  Tryon  County,  N.  Y.,  Militia;  rec- 
ognized patriot  of  Mohawk  Valley. 

SELLERS,   HORACE  WELLS. 

Nathan  Sellers,  Ensign,  Penna.  Flying  Camp. 

John  Sellers,  Member  Penna.  Provincial  Assembly. 

George  Robert  Twelves  Hewes,  Member  "Boston  Tea  Party;" 

Privateersman ;  Private,    Mass.  Militia. 
Charles  Wilson  Peale,  Capt,  Penna.  Militia. 

SEWALL,  EUGENE  D. 

Ebenezer  Gore,  Capt.,  3d  Lincoln  County,  Mass.,  Militia. 
Nathaniel  Leeman,  Sergeant,  McComb's,  Mass.,  Militia. 

SEYMOUR,   HENRY. 

Eleazer  Edgerton,  2d  Lieut.,  Stark's  N.  H.  Brigade. 

SHANDS,  AURELIUS  RIVES. 

William    Shands,    Sr.,    Sergeant,    Lawson's   Va.   Regt. 

SHAW,  JOHN  W. 

William  Shaw,  Member  Northumberland  County,  Penna., 
Committee  of  Safety. 

SHELDON,  CLIFFORD  HENRY,  U.  S.  Navy. 
David  Jepson,    Sr.,    Private,   Mass.  Troops. 

SHELDON,  JAMES,  JR. 

Nathaniel  Palmer,  Sr.,  Private,  Conn.  Militia. 

Amos  Denison,  Ensign,  Stanton's  Co.,  8th  Conn.  Regt. 

James  Sheldon,  Ensign,  Pawtuxet  Rangers  of  R.  I  . 

Simeon  Alexander,  Lieut,  Mass.  Troops ;  Member  Committee 

of  Safety  of  Northfield,  Mass. 

« 

SHELLEY,  WILLIAM  CARLYSLE. 

James   McElwee,   Private,  Va.   Riflemen. 

SHEPARD,  SET??,  Chief  Justice  Court  of  Appeals,  D.  C. 

Samuel  McDowell,  Colonel,  Augusta  County,  Va.,  Militia; 
Member  House  of  Delegates. 

John  Andrews,  Capt.,  5th  Cumberland  County,  Penna.,  Bat- 
talion. 

John  Andrews,  Private,  5th  Penna.  Line. 

SHERMAN,  CHESTER  TYLER. 

John  Sherman,  Private,   Mass.  Troops.  • 


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SHERMAN,  JOHN. 

Daniel    Sherman,    Member    Committee    of     Safety;     Member 
Conn.  General  Assembly. 

SHUTE,  DANIEL  KERFOOT. 

William  Shute,  Col.,  N.  J.  Militia;  Asst.  Commissary-General 
N.  J.  Line. 

SILL,  HOWARD. 

Richard   Sill,   Capt,   Conn.    Line;    Aide  to   General    Sterling, 
with    rank  of   Major. 

SKILLMAN,  HENRY  MARTYN,  JR. 

Mathew  Scott,  Capt.,  I3th  Penna.  Regt. 
Isaac  Webb,  Capt.,  Va.  Line. 

SMITH,  JOHN  LEWIS. 

Charles  Lewis,  Col.,  Augusta  County,  Va.,  Troops   at  Point 

Pleasant;  Member  Va.  House  of  Burgesses. 
Thomas  Lewis,  Delegate,  Va.  Colonial  Convention,   1775. 

SMITH,  JOHN  SPEED. 

James    Speed,   Lieut,    Cocke's   Va.    Militia. 
Archibald    Woods,    Capt.,   Va.    Militia. 
Samuel  Gill,  Capt.,  Va.   Line. 

SMITH,  ROBERT  ATWATER. 

John  Smith,  Private,  Conn.  Militia. 

Ephraim  Smith,  Private,  Conn.  Militia. 

Ebenezer  Clark,  Jr.,  Corporal,  Sheldon's  Conn.  Light  Horse. 

Hezekiah  Bassett,  Sr.,  Private,  I7th  Conn.  Militia. 

Medad    Atwater,    Private,    I7th    Conn.    Militia. 

David  Atwater,  Private,  Skinner's  Conn.  Light  Horse. 

SMITH,  SIDNEY  FULLER. 

Francis   Smith,   Corporal,   Beverly,    Mass.,   Minutemen. 
Zebediah  Chandler,  Corporal,  Mass.  Militia. 

SMITH,  THOMAS  TURNER. 

Philip   Bush,    Deputy   Quartermaster-General    at    Winchester, 

Va.,  in  charge  of  Hessian   Prisoners. 

Richard  Buckner,  Member  Westmoreland,  Va.,  Committee  of 
Safety. 

SOLGER,  FREDERICK  REINHOLD. 

Joseph  Budd,  Major,  22d  Regt.  N.  J.  State  Troops. 

SOMERVELL,   WILLIAM   HOWE. 

James   Somervell,  Capt.,   Md.  Line. 

SORG,  PAUL  ARTHUR. 

Jonathan    Bayard    Smith,    Lieut.    Col.,   4thjk  Philadelphia    Bat- 
talion. 

SPANGLER,  ALBERT  DANIEL. 

Joseph  Spangler,  Major,  Penna.  Militia. 

STANLEY,  DAVID  SHERIDAN,  U.  S.  Army.     - 

Nathaniel  Stanley,   Private,   Spencer's  Conn.  Regt. 
Conrad  Peterson,  Private,  Va.  Line. 
Joel  Jones,  Lieut.  Col.,  Conn.  Line. 


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STAPLES,  SAMUEL  GRANVILLE. 

Samuel  Granville  Staples,  Major,  Va.  Troops. 
Abram  Penn,  Colonel,  Va.  Troops. 

STEBBINS,  DONALD  CARLOS. 

David  Stebbins,  2d  Lieut.,  5th  Regt,  Hampshire  County,  Mass., 
Militia. 

STEBBINS,  JOHN  WILLIAMS. 

David   Stebbins,  Lieut.,  Hampshire  County,   Mass.,   Militia. 

STEEVER,  EDGAR  ZELL,  U.  S.  Army. 
Daniel  Steever,  Private,  Penna.  Line. 

STERNBERG,  GEORGE  MILLER,  U.  S.  Army. 

Nicholas   Sternberg,   Member  Committee  of  Safety  of  Scho- 
harie  County,   N.  Y. 

STERRETT,  REV.  JAMES  MACBRIDE. 

Timothy  Green,  Capt.,  Penna.  Flying  Camp. 
James  Bovard,  ist  Lieut.,  Penna.  Militia. 

STEVENS,  EUGENE,  ENSIGN. 

Otho  Stevens,  Private,  Olcott's  Regt.  Vt.  Militia. 
Simeon  Stevens,  Capt.,  N.  H.  and  Vt.  Troops. 

STEVENS,  WILLIAM   X. 

Jeduthan  Stevens,  Private,  Mass.  Continental  Line. 

STEWART,  CHARLES  WEST. 

John  Galloway,  Private,  Cumberland  County  Militia,  8th  Bat- 
talion Penna.  Troops. 

STEWART,  j.  MCDONALD. 

Greenleaf  Clark,   Capt.,   Newburyport,  Mass.,   "Silver  Greys" 
Militia  Company. 

STOCKING,  EDGAR  BLOOD. 

Abner  Stocking,  Capt.,  Conn.  Troops. 

George   Stocking,    Sergeant,   Conn.    Minutemen   at   Lexington 
Alarm. 

STODDARD,  JOSIAH  CLARK. 

John  Stoddard,  Private,  Wolcott's  Conn.  Regt. 

SUMMERS,  MILO  COLBURN. 

Richard  Cutter,   Private,  N.  H.  Militia. 

SWARTWOUT,  FRANK  AUSTIN: 

Samuel  Swartwout,  Signer  of  Revolutionary  Pledge. 

SWEITZER,   CHARLES   McGREGOR. 

Joseph   Bowman,  Capt.,  ist  N.   C.   Infantry. 

T 

TAINTER,  CHARLES  SUMNER. 

Eaires  Tainter,  Private,  Mass.  Militia. 
Samuel  Bernard,  2d,  Major,  Mass.  Militia. 
William  Sanger,  Private,  Mass.  Militia.  _ 
Daniel  Goodnow,  2d,  Private,  Mass.  Militia. 


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THOMPSON,  JOHN  BARKER. 

William  Broadus,  Lieut,  Va.   Continentals. 

THOMPSON,  MAGNUS  STRIBLING. 

William  Broadus,  Lieut,  Va.  Continentals. 

THOMPSON,  WILLIAM  BAKER. 

Enoch  Baker,  Private,  Mass.  Troops. 

THOMPSON,,  WILLIAM  MILLS,  JR. 

William    Broadus,    Lieut.,    Va.    Continentals. 

TIRRELL,  ARTHUR  HOLLIS. 

Joseph  Winch,  Capt,  Bullard's  Regt,  Mass.  Militia. 

TITCOMB,  JOHN  WHEELOCK. 

John  Titcomb,  Private,  N.  H.  Militia. 

TODD,  WILLIAM  EDWARD. 

John  Todd,  Private,  N.  H.  Militia, 
Abijah  Smith,  Capt,  N.  H.  Militia. 

TODD,  WILLIAM  EDWARD,  JR. 

John  Todd,  Private,  N.  H.  Militia. 

Abijah  Smith,  Capt.,  Baldwin's  N.  H.  Regt. 

TOTTEN,  GEORGE  OAKLEY,  JR. 

John  Outwater,  Capt.,  Bergen  County,  N.  J.  Militia. 

TOWER,  GEORGE  EDWARD,  U.  S.  Navy. 

Reuben  Tower,  Sergeant,  Ira  Allen's  Regt.,  Vt.  Militia. 

TOWNSEND,  EDWIN  FRANKLIN,  U.  S.  Army. 
Daniel  Townsend,  Private,  N.  Y.  Troops. 

TREUTLEN,  JOHN  FLETCHER. 

John  Adams  Treutlen,  Member  First  Provincial  Congress  of 
Ga.,  1775 ;  First  Governor  of  Georgia. 

TRUE,  FREDERICK  WILLIAM. 

James   Hyde,    1st   Lieut.,   Conn.   Line. 

TULEY,  ROWAN  BOONE. 

Israel  Crane,  Private  and  Cornet,  N.  J.  Light  Horse. 
John  Peters,  Private,  Va.  Militia. 

TULLOCH,  HENRY  VANDERBILT. 

Edward  Evans,  Adjutant,  2d  N.  H.  Militia. 

TURNER,  MOLYNEAUX  L. 

Elisha  Woodbury,  Capt,  Stark's  N.  H.  Regt. 
Isaac  Turner,  Lieut,  2d  Conn.  Line. 
Mathew  Turner,  Private,  Conn.  Militia. 

TUTTLE,  ALBERT  HENRY. 

Amos  Tuttle,  Private,  Allen's  Vt.  Regt. 
Ketchel  Reed,  Sr.,  Private,  9th  N.  Y.  Regt. 

TYLER,  CADWELL. 

Dan  Cadwell,  Member  Pittsfield  Committee  of  Safety;  Capt, 

Mass.  Militia. 
Enoch  Haskin,  Private,  Mas*.  Troops. 


JOHN     PAUL     EARNEST. 

PRESIDENT,     1904-1905. 


SONS  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REVOLUTION  41 


u 

UPHAM,  WILLIAM  CLARENCE. 

Asa  Goodell,  Private,  Conn.  Militia. 

v 

VAN  DEUSEN,  ALBERT  HARRISON. 

Caspar   Van    Deusen,    Private,    Graham's     Dutchess     County, 

N.  Y.,  Regt. 
Robert   Van   Deusen,    Private,   Livingston's   Albany    County, 

N.  Y.  Regt. 

VAN  DYKE,  HARRY  WESTON. 

Abner   Weston,   Corporal,   Mass.   Militia. 
Jonah    Washburn,    Lieut.,    Mass.    Militia. 
Josiah  Edson,  Private,  Conn.  Troops. 

VAN  MATER*  PAUL  RAPELYE. 

Gilbert  Van  Mater,  Private,  N.  J.  Militia. 

VAN  REYPEN,  WILLIAM  KNICKERBOCKER,  U.  S.  Navy. 
Daniel  Van  Reypen,  Lieut.,  Hudson  County,  N.  J.,  Militia. 

VAUGHAN,  GEORGE  TULLEY. 

James  Nevil,  Commander  Amherst  County,  Va.  Militia ;  Mem- 
ber Va.  Committee  of  Safety. 

VINCENT,  THOMAS  McCURDY,  U.  S.  Army. 

John    McCurdy,    Lieut.,    Wilson's    Continental    Battalion    of 

Penna. 
David  McCurdy,  Private,  Cumberland  County,  Penna.  Militia. 

VOORHEES,  JOHN  HUNN. 

John  Hunn,   Capt,   Penna.    Privateer   "Security." 

w 

WADDELL,  HUGH. 

Francis  Nash,  Brigadier-General,  N.  C.  Troops. 
Alfred  Moore,  Sr.,  Capt.,  ist  N.  C.  Line. 
John  Pugh  Williams,  Col.,  7th  N.  C.  Line. 

WAINWRIGHT,  DALLAS  BACHE. 

Richard  Bache,  Comptroller  of  Penna.  1775-1776;  U.  S.  Post- 
master General. 
Benjamin  Franklin,  signer  Declaration  of  Independence. 

WALCOTT,  CHARLES  DOOLITTLE. 

Benjamin  Stewart  Walcott,  Sr.,  ist  Lieut.,  R.  I.  Troops. 
George  Doolittle,  Sergeant,  Conn.  Troops. 

WALKER,  ERNEST  GEORGE. 

Benjamin  Berry,  Private,  N.  H.  Militia. 

WALKER,  JOSEPH  HENRY. 

Joseph  Walker,  Private,  Mass.  Militia. 


42  DISTRICT  OF  COLUMBIA   SOCIETY 


WALKER,  PHILIP. 

Seth  Pomeroy,  Member  Mass.  Provincial  Congress;  Volun- 
teer at  Bunker  Hill;  named  Senior  Brigadier-General  by 
Continental  Congress. 

WALKER,  ROBERT  JOHN. 

Jonathan  Hoge  Walker,  Private,  Penna.  Troops. 

Richard  Bache,  Register  General  of  Penna.;   Member  Board 

of  War;  U.  S.  Postmaster  General. 
Benjamin  Franklin,  signer  Declaration  of  Independence. 

WALL,  JOSEPH  STILES. 

Richard  Sparks,  Sergeant,  Qth  Penna.  Line. 

WALLACE,  FREDERICK  ASHBY. 

John  Ashby,  Capt,  Culpeper  Minutemen  and  3d  Va.  Regt. 

WALTER,  HENRY  MADISON. 

Caspar  Ham,  Private,  6th  Dutchess  County,  JJ.  Y.  Militia. 
Joseph  Wooley,  Private,  6th  Dutchess  County,  N.  Y.  Militia. 

WARNER,  BRAINARD  HENRY. 

Ashbel  Upsen,  Sergeant,  26th  Conn.  Militia. 
Phineas  Castle,  Capt.,  Conn.  Militia. 

WARNER,  BRAINARD  HENRY,  JR. 

James  Warner,  Capt.,  27th  Conn.  Militia. 

WARREN,  LEVI  SPAULDING. 

Samuel  Younglove,  Sergeant,  N.  Y.  troops. 

WATKINS,  SAMUEL  EVANS. 

Thomas  Watkins,  Capt.,  Md.  Artillery. 

WEED,  WALTER  HARVEY. 

Nathan  Weed,  Lieut,"  Qth  Conn.  Militia. 

WEIDA,  CHARLES  ARTHUR. 

Peter  Weida,  Private,  Penna.  Militia. 
Leonard   Stump,   Private,   Penna.    Militia. 
Michael  Weida,  Private,  Penna.  Militia. 

WELLS,  HENRY  WELSH. 

Rudolph  Spangler,  Capt.,  6th  Co.,  York  County,  Penna., 
Militia. 

WETHERELL,  WILLIAM  PRATT. 

Apollos  Eddy,  Private,  Mass.  Militia. 
William  Pratt,  Lieut.,  Olney's  R.  I.  Regt. 
Hilkiah  Peirce,  Corporal,  gth  Mass.  Regt. 

WHEELER,  CHARLES  SULLY. 

John  Wheeler,  Surgeon,  N.  C.  Troops. 

'    WHEELWRIGHT,  JERE  HUNGERFORD. 

Abraham  Wheelwright,  Private,  Knox's  Artillery  Regt. 
Thomas  Hungerford,  Lieut.,  3d  Va.  Regt. 


SONS  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REVOLUTION  43 


WHIPPLE,  HENRY  HARPER. 

Jonathan  Pettibone,  Jr.,  ist  Lieut,  2d  Conn.  Militia. 
Jonathan  Pettibone,  Sr.,  Col.,  i8th  Conn.  Militia. 

WHIPPLE,  ODELL  LONG. 

Jonathan  Pettibone,  Jr.,  ist  Lieut,  2d  Conn.  Militia. 
Jonathan   Pettibone,  Sr.,  Col.,  i8th  Conn.  Militia. 

WHIPPLE,  WILLIAM  BARTLETT. 

Jonathan  Pettibone,  Jr.,  ist  Lieut.,  2d  Conn.  Militia. 
Jonathan  Pettibone,  Sr.,  Col.,  i8th  Conn.  Militia. 

WHITAKER,  EDWARD  WASHBURN. 

Amos  Whitaker,  Private,  Mass.  Militia. 
Richard  Whitaker,  Corporal,  Mass.  Militia. 

WHITE,  FLETCHER. 

James  White,,  Private,  7th  and  8th  Va.  Regts. 

WHITEHEAD,  MORTIMER,  JR. 

Aaron  Whitehead,  Private,  N.  J.  Militia. 

WHITFORD,  DANIEL  WILLIAMSON. 

Richard  Caswell,  Col.  of  Minutemen ;  Brigadier  General  N. 
C.  Troops ;  Governor ;  Comptroller  General ;  Delegate  to 
Continental  Congress. 

WHITNEY,  CHARLES  FRANCIS. 

John  Francis,  Capt,  Wethersfield,  Conn.  Provisional  Regt 

WIGHT,  JOHN  BREWER. 

Andrew    Buchanan,    Brigadier    General,    Md.    State    Troops; 

Member  Baltimore   Committee  of  Observation. 
Nahun   Wight,   Lieut.    Mass.   Line. 

WIGHT,  LEWIS  DAVENPORT. 

Thomas  Davenport,  Minuteman ;  Sergeant,  Mass.  Militia. 

WIGHT,  LLOYD  BUCHANAN. 

Nahun  Wight,  Lieut,  Mass.  Line. 

Andrew  Buchanan,  Brigadier-General,  Md.  State  Troops; 
Member  Baltimore  Commission  of  Observation. 

WILKINSON,  AHAB  GEORGE. 

Ahab  Wilkinson,  Private,  R.  I.  Militia. 
John  Wilkinson,  Lieut.,  R.  I.  Militia. 
Henry  Jencks,  Capt.,  R.  I.  Militia. 

WILKINSON,  ERNEST. 

James  Wilkinson,  Brevet  Brigadier  General,  Clothier  General, 

Continental  Army;   Secretary  to  Board  of  War. 
Robert  Anorews,  Chaplain,  Continental  Army. 

WILL,  JOSEPH  BENSON. 

George  Will,  Adjutant,  6th  Penna.  Line. 

WILLARD,  HENRY  KELLOGG. 

Steven  Rowe  Bradley,  Major,  Conn.  Militia. 


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WILLCOX  ORLANDO  BOLIVER,  U.  S.  Army. 
John  Willcox,  Private,  Conn.  Militia. 

WILLIAMS,  LOUIS  LAVAL. 

Jacint  Laval,  Subaltern,  Counte  de  Rochambeau's  French 
Auxiliary  Army. 

William  McCottry,  Capt,  Marion's  Brigade  of  Mounted  Rifle- 
men, S.  C. 

WILSON,  DOWNES  LORRAINE,  U.  S.   Navy. 

William  Moulder,  2d  Lieut.,  4th   Penna.  Battalion. 

WINDOM,  WILLIAM  DOUGLAS. 

Josiah  Hatch,  Private  and  Surgeon's  Mate,  Mass.  Troops. 
Zephaniah  Hatch,  Private,  Conn.  Militia. 

WINTER,  ALPHEUS,  JR. 

Joseph  Winter,  Private,  Conn.  Militia. 
Richard  Fletcher,  Lieut.,  Conn.  Troops. 
Simons  Walker,  Private,  6th  Conn.  Regt. 

WINTER,  JOHN  GANG. 

Joseph  Winter,  Ensign,  N.  Y.  Militia;  Secretary  N.  Y.^Com- 
mittee  of  Safety. 

WINTER,  MAHLON  ALPHEUS. 

Joseph  Winter,  Private,  Conn.  Militia. 

WITTEN,  JAMES  WILLIAM. 

Thomas  Witten,  Ensign,  Preston's  Va.  Regt. 

WOODMAN,  FRANCIS  JOSEPH. 

Johnathan  Burrows,  Orderly  Sergeant,  ist  N.  H.  Regt. 

WOODWARD,  FRED  EUGENE. 

Samuel  Woodward,  Private,  Jones'  Mass.  Regt. 

WOODWARD,  SAMUEL  WALTER. 

Samuel  Woodward,  Private,  Jones'  Mass.  Rgt. 

WOOSTER,  WALTER  MALLERY. 

John  Bishop,  Private,  ist  N.  H.  Regt. 

WRIGHT,  JOHN  WOMACK,  U.  S.  Army. 
John  Wright,  Capt.,  2d  Ga.  Regt. 

WRIGHT,  MARCUS  JOSEPH. 

John  Wright,  Capt,  2d  Ga.  Regt. 


YATES,  ARTHUR  WOLCOTT,  U.  S.  Army. 
Eliphalet  Hull,  Private,  N.  Y.  Militia. 

YEAGER,  THOMAS  DAVID. 

Henry   Yeager,    ist   Sergeant,    Berks   County,    Penna.,    Asso- 
ciators. 


WILLIAM     HAMILTON     BAYLY. 
PRESIDENT,     1905-19O6. 


SONS  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REVOLUTION  45 


YEAGER,  THOMAS  HOOD. 

Henry   Yeager,    ist    Sergeant,    Berks    County,    Penna.     Asso- 
ciators. 

YELLOTT,  ROBERT  EDWARD  LEE. 

John  Coleman,  Ensign,  2d  Va.  Regt. 

YOUNG,  JOSEPH  WILLIAM. 

Jeremiah  Jackson,  Lieut.,  4th  Mass.  Line. 


Hn  flDemortam. 


DECEASED   MEMBERS,  WITH   DATES   OF  DEATHS. 


Abert,   Charles  August  10,  1897. 

Abert,    Sylvanus    Thayer August  12,  1903. 

Addison,  Rev.  Thomas  Graf  ton April     2,  1896. 

Alden,   William   Francis October  12,  1898. 

Anderson,  James  Thomas,  U.  S.  Army May  12,  1904. 

Annin,   William  Edwards March  26,  1903. 

Baldwin,    Dudley    ".  . .  .July  10,  1896. 

Ball,   Ebenezer  Burgess April  12,  1900. 

Ball,  Joseph  Josiah  Gilbert 1901. 

Bartlett,  John  Russell,  U.  S.  Navy November  22,  1904. 

Bates,  Francis  Henry,  U.  S.  Army August  12,  1895. 

Bayne,  John  Woart May  17,  1905. 

Beale,  Charles  Frederick  Tiffany September     i,  1901. 

Biscoe,  Henry  Lawson   April    4,  1905. 

Boutelle,  Charles  Addison,  U.  S.  Representative May  21,  1901. 

Bowman,    John    Bryan.-. September  21,  1891. 

Boynton,  Henry  Van  Ness June    3,  1905. 

Brackett,  Albert  Gallatin,  U.  S.  Army June  25,  1896. 

Bradley,   George   Lothrop March  26,  1906. 

Bragg,  Walter  Lawrence August  21,  1891. 

Breckinridge,  Samuel  Miller   May  28,  1891. 

Britton,    Alexander    Thompson July    7,  1899. 

Burgess,   Charles   Hyde March    7,  1904. 

Burnett,   Swan   Moses January  18,  1906. 

Butts,    Joseph    Waddell March  27,  1902. 

Cabell,  William  Daniel February  18,  1904. 

Carhart,  Albert December  30,  1897. 

Carpenter,  William  Lewis,  U.  S.  Army July  10,  1898. 

Carrington,   Edward   Clement June    3,  1892. 

Carter,  Alfred  Ball March  1 1,  1901. 

Chandler,  Hiram  Guernsey October     I,  1906. 

Channell,    Charles    Stewart August  24,  1906. 

Channell,    Leon    Lelaune August  29,  1901. 

Chase,  Constantine,  U.  S.  Army September  20.  1902. 

Childs,  Asaph  King July  17,  1902. 

Clark,  George  Lafayette    t March  13,  1895. 

Clarke,  Daniel  Boone    June    3,  1906. 

Clarke,  Isaac  Edwards January    9,  1907. 

Clarke,  Powhatan  Henry,  U.  S.  Army July  21,  1893. 


48  DISTRICT   OF  COLUMBIA   SOCIETY 


Crissey,  Sardis  Little April  28,  1906. 

Croissant,  John  Dempster February  12,  1906. 

Cutler,   Lyman   Bryce July  14,  1903. 

Davidson,   Francis    Snelling March  19,  1904. 

Dana,  James  Jackson,  U.  S.  Army September  15,  1898. 

Danenhower,  William  Weaver May  28,1894. 

Dean,  Mills April    5,  1896. 

Dent,  Josiah October  29,  1899. 

Dickson,  William  Mallory  October  26,  1899. 

Doolittle,    George    October  24,  1897. 

Dorsey,  James  Owen  February    4,  1895. 

Earll,  Robert  Edward   March  19,  1896. 

Emery,  Mathew  Gault October  12,  1901. 

Field,   Charles  William   April  20,  1892. 

Finckel,  De  Vin. August  20,  1892. 

Flagg,  Arthur    Ingersoll    September  13,  1898. 

Flagg,  Edmund   November     i,  1890. 

Flint,  Weston April    6,  1906. 

Forbush,   Abial   Abbott    March     2,  1858. 

French,  Walter  Henry   August  16,  1904. 

Garnett,  Henry  Wise   July  10,  1897. 

Gist,    George   Washington November    9,  1891. 

Godwin,  Harry  Post  March  30,  1900. 

Goode,  George  Brown September    6,  1896. 

Gordon,  Joseph  Claybaugh   April  12,  1903. 

Gordon,  Morton March  12,  1892. 

Graham,  Lawrence  Pike,  U.  S.  Army September  12,  1905. 

Greer,  James  Augustin,  U.  S.  Navy June  17 ,  1904. 

Gwyer,  William  Augustus ....December  15,  1905. 

Hagner,  Peter  Valentine,  U.  S.  Army March  n,  1893. 

Hall,  Henry  Douglass   July  13,  1903. 

Halsted,  John  Jacob   February  21,  1905. 

Hatch,  Thomas  Edwards  -. July     I,  1894. 

Hazen,  Rev.  Allen May  12,  1898. 

Henry,  William  Wirt    January    5,  1901. 

Herron,  William  Anderson   .   .    , May    6,  1900. 

Hewit,  Very  Rev.  Augustine  Francis July    3,  1897. 

Heyl,  Edward  Miles,  U.  S.  Army January    2,  1835. 

Hoffman,  Walter  James    November    8,  1899. 

Hord,  William  Taliaferro,  U.  S.  Navy '. April     i,  1901. 

Howard,  James  Ross November  22,  1892. 

Hubbell,  William  Wheeler   1902. 

Hunt,  Alfred  Epher   April         1899. 

Irvine,  Samuel  I February  25,  1901. 

Jackson,   Stephen    Alonzo March    4,  1892. 

Jennings,  Jefferson  Harry March  II,  1906. 

Johnson,  Bradley  Tyler   April  19,  1903. 

Johnson,  James  Bowen   January  10,  1899. 


SONS  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REVOLUTION  49 


Johnson,  Rev.  James  Gibson  March  23,  1905. 

Johnson,  John  Burgess,  U.  S.  Army April    5,  1896. 

Johnson,  Lorenzo  M November  29,  1904. 

Johnston,  Joseph   Eggleston   March  21,  1891. 

Jouett,  James  Edward,  U.  S.   Navy September  30,  1902. 

Judd,  Orange December  27,  1892. 

Kimball,  David   March  25,  1902. 

Kimberly,  Lewis  Ashfield,  U.  S.  Navy January  28,  igoz 

Kimmel,  Rev.  Ira  Wells June    5,  1903, 

Knox,  George  William  March  13,  1892. 

Kramer,  Rev.  Samuel   August  16,  1891. 

Larner,  Noble  Danforth    April  15,  1903. 

Lee,  William March     2,  1893. 

Lee,  William  Henry  Fitzhugh,  U.   S.     Repre- 
sentative   October  15,  1891. 

Leoser,   Charles    McKnight February  26,  1896. 

Lockwood,  Henry  Hayes,  U.  S.  Navy December    7,  1899. 

Loring,  George   Bailey    September  14,  1891. 

Lothrop,  John   Parker    September    5,  1899. 

Lowdermilk,   William  Harrison December  29,  1897. 

McDonald,  Marshall September     I,  1895. 

McDuffie,    John    Van    Middlesworth November  18,  1896. 

McKean,    Henry    Benjamin    March  23,  1903. 

Mackall,  Louis April  18,  1906. 

Mackey,  Franklin  H November  26,  1904. 

Maclay,  Cyrus  Culbertson   August    8,  1897. 

Mansur,    Charles   Henry    April  16,  1896. 

Marsh,  Charles  Welles June  19,  1896. 

Meigs,  Montgomery  Cunningham,  U.  S.  Army. ..  .January    2,  1892. 

Meloy,    William    Augustus    September  20,  1905. 

Meredith,  William  Luff June  25,  1901. 

Merrill,  Henry   Clay    February  20,  1896. 

Mitchell,  Thomas July  29,  1898. 

Norton,  Galen  Griffin September  25,  1893. 

Norton,   William  Theodore    May     i,  1906. 

O'Connor,   Arthur   Hill July  10,  1903. 

Ogden,  Herbert  Gouverneur  February  25.  1906. 

Onthank,    Charles    Washington    October  30,  1896. 

Penrose,  Thomas   Neall,  U.   S.   Navy February  13,  1902. 

Peyton,  John  Lewis    May  23,  1896. 

Phelps,  Thomas  Stowell,  U.  S.  Navy January  10,  1901. 

Phillips,   Calvin   Tilden January  15,  1892. 

Porter,    David    Dixon,    U.    S.    Navy February  12,  1891. 

Post,  Philip  Sidney,  U.  S.  Representative January    6,  1895. 

Postlethwaite,  Will.iam  Morton,  U.  S.  Army January  10,  1896. 

Poston,  Charles   Debrille    November         1902. 

Prentiss,  Daniel  Webster  November  19,  1899. 

Proctor,  John  Robert    December  16,  1903. 

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Prouty,  Cheney  Russell   November  24,  1904. 

Randolph,  Thomas  Peter  June  29,  1906. 

Rankin,  Rev.  Jeremiah  Eames November  28,  1903. 

Reed,  Wilson  Gurley April  17,  1903. 

Riley,  Owen June    5,  1897. 

Robinson,   Samuel    Augustine    November  21,  1894. 

Saunders,    Lorin    M May  15,  1905. 

Sayles,  Henry  Clay January  \g,  1896. 

Scott,  John  Witherspoon  November  29,  1892. 

Seely,  Franklin  Austin s February    6,  1895.  , 

Sherman,  Roger   September  19,  1897. 

Singleton,  William  Reynolds    February  23,  1901. 

Skillman,  Thomas  Thompson  January  n,  1895. 

Slaughter,  Mercer May  10,  1897. 

Smith,  Frank  Birge   December  21,  1904; 

Smith,   Francis  Hickox    August  14,  1906. 

Stanley,  David  Sloane,  U.  S.  Army . March  13,  1902. 

Stanton,  Joshua  Otis April    9,  1891. 

Storm,    Francis    Eugene    July    2,  1896. 

Strong,  William,  Justice  U.  S.  Supreme  Court August  19,  1895. 

Tallmadge,  Rev.   Thomas  DeWitt April  12,  1902. 

Taylor,  Francis  M June  12,  1903 

Thorn,  George,  U.  S.  Army June  29,  1891. 

Toler,  Washington  Nelson  May  17,  1902. 

Townsend,  Edward  Davis,  U.  S.  Army May  10,  1893. 

Vance,  Zebulon  Baird,  U.  S.  Senator April  14,  1894. 

Warner,  Joseph  Ritner June  24,  1905. 

Washington,    James    Barroll March  16,  1900. 

Washington,  Thornton  Augustin    July  10,  1894. 

Watrous,    Benjamin    Prentis December  16,  1901. 

Webster,    William    Holcomb    March  23,  1896 

Weeks,  Joseph    Dame December  26,  1896. 

Wheeler,  Joseph,  U.  S.  Army January  25,  1906. 

White,   Ashton    Stoodley   Hall March  26,  1902. 

Whitney,  Harvey  Brooks August  16,  1904. 

Wight,  Otis  Caleb October  19,  1895. 

Winlock,    William    Crawford September  20,  1896. 

Witman,  Henry  Orth   February  13,  1892. 

Worden,  John  Lorimer,  U.  S.  Navy October  18,  1897. 


Since  this  book  went  to  press  two  members  have  deceased : 

Middleton,  Col.  Johnson  Van  Dyke.. January  29,  1907. 

Robbins,  Zenas  C January  30!  1907. 


CONSTITUTION. 


ARTICLE  I. 

NAME. 

The  name  of  this  Society  shall  be  THE  DISTRICT  OF 
COLUMBIA  SOCIETY  OF  THE  SONS  OF  THE  AMERICAN 
REVOLUTION. 

ARTICLE  II. 

OBJECTS. 

The  objects  of  this  Society  shall  be  to  perpetuate  the 
memory  of  the  men,  who,  by  their  services  or  sacrifices  dur- 
ing- the  war  of  the  American  Revolution,  achieved  the  Inde- 
pendence of  the  American  people ;  to  unite  and  promote  fel- 
lowship among  their  descendants ;  to  inspire  them  and  the 
community  at  large  with  a  more  profound  reverence  for  the 
principles  of  the  Government  founded  by  our  forefathers; 
to  encourage  historical  research  in  relation  to  the  Amer- 
ican Revolution;  to  acquire  and  preserve  the  records  of  the 
individual  services  of  the  patriots  of  the  War,  as  well  as 
documents,  relics  and  landmarks;  to  mark  the  scenes  of  the 
Revolution  by  appropriate  memorials;  to  celebrate  the  an- 
niversaries of  the  prominent  events  of  the  War;  to  foster 
true  patriotism;  to  maintain  and  extend  the  institutions  of 
American  freedom;  and  to  carry  on  the  purposes  expressed 
in  the  preamble  to  the  Constitution  of  our  country,  and  the 
injunctions  of  Washington  in  his  farewell  address  to  the 
American  people. 

ARTICLE  III. 

MEMBERSHIP. 

SECTION  I.  Any  man  shall  be  eligible  to  membership  who, 
being  of  the  age  of  twenty-one  years  or  over  and  a  citizen  of 
good  repute  in  the  community,  is  the  lineal  descendant  of  an 
ancestor*^ho  was  at  all  times  unfailing  in  his  loyalty  to 


62  DISTRICT  OF  COLUMBIA   SOCIETY 

and  rendered  actual  service  in  the  cause  of  American  Inde- 
pendence, either  as  an  officer,  soldier,  seaman,  marine, 
militiaman  or  minute-man,  in  the  armed  forces  of  the  Con- 
tinental Congress  or  of  any  one  of  the  several  Colonies  or 
States;  or  as  a  signer  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence; 
or  as  a  member  of  a  Committee  of  Safety  or  Correspond- 
ence ;  or  as  a  member  of  any  Continental,  Provincial  or  Colo- 
nial Congress  or  Legislature ;  or  as  a  civil  officer,  either  of 
one  of  the  Colonies  or  States  or  of  the  National  Government ; 
or  as  a  recognized  patriot  who  performed  actual  service  by 
overt  acts  of  resistance  to  the  authority  of  Great  Britain. 
He  may  be  elected  a  member  of  this  Society,  provided,  upon 
<lue  investigation,  he  shall  be  found  to  be  acceptable. 

SEC.  2.  Applications  for  membership  shall  be  made  in 
duplicate,  upon  blank  forms  prescribed  by  the  General  Board 
of  Managers  of  the  National  Society,  and  shall  in  each 
case  set  forth  the  name,  occupation  and  residence  of  the 
applicant,  his  line  of  descent,  and  the  name,  residence  and 
services  of  his  ancestor  or  ancestors  in  the  Revolution  from 
whom  he  derives  eligibility.  The  applicant  shall  make  oath 
that  the  statements  of  his  application  are  true,  according  to 
the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief.  His  application  shall 
be  endorsed  by  two  members  of  the  Society,  accompanied 
by  a  letter  from  at  least  one  compatriot,  and  subject  to  such 
other  requirements  as  may  be  prescribed  by  the  rules  or  by- 
laws of  the  Society. 

SEC.  3.  Sons  of  Revolutionary  soldiers  who  are  regularly 
accepted  by  the  Board  of  Management,  upon  the  recom- 
mendation of  the  proper  committees,  may  be  made  honorary 
members  of  the  Society  without  payment  of  annual  dues. 

SEC.  4.  Any  Senator  or  Representative,  or  officer  in  the 
civil,  military  or  naval  service  of  the  United  States,  officially 
residing  in  Washington,  or  any  officer  in  the  Diplomatic 
service  of  the  Government  of  the  United  States,  who  is  a 
member  in  good  standing  of  a  State  Society  of  the  Sons  of 
the  American  Revolution,  may  be  elected  to  honorary  mem- 
bership in  this  Society. 

Members  of  State  Societies,  Sons  of  the  American  Revo- 
lution, may,  while  residing  in  the  District  of  Columbia  and 
upon  election  by  the  Board  of  Management,  be  enrolled  as 
Associate  members  of  this  Society. 


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SEC.  5.  Whenever  a  member  in  good  standing  changes  his 
residence  to  the  jurisdiction  of  another  State  Society,  he  shall 
be  entitled,  if  he  so  elects,  to  a  certificate  of  honorable  dimis- 
sion,  in  order  that  he  may  be  transferred  to  said  Society : 
provided  that  no  such  certificate  shall  be  given  unless  all 
dues  and  fees  are  paid,  and  said  membership  in  this  Society 
shall  not  cease  until  membership  in  the  State  Society  shall 
be  established. 

SEC.  6.  If  for  any  reason  a  member  resigns  or  is  dropped 
from  the  rolls  of  the  Society,  the  number  of  his  insignia  shall 
be  cancelled,  and  his  name  shall  no  longer  appear  in  the 
year  book  of  the  Society. 

ARTICLE  IV. 

OFFICERS   AND    MANAGERS. 

SECTION  i.  The  Officers  of  the  Society  shall  be  a  Presi- 
dent, a  Senior,  a  Second  and  a  Third  Vice-Presidents,  a 
Recording  Secretary,  a  Corresponding  Secretary,  a  Treas- 
urer, a  Registrar,  an  Assistant  Registrar,  a  Historian,  a 
Librarian  and  a  Chaplain,  who  shall  be  elected  at  the  an- 
nual meeting  of  the  Society,  and  who  shall  hold  office  for 
one  year,  or  until  their  successors  shall  be  elected,  and  who, 
with  fifteen  other  members,  shall  constitute  the  Board  of 
Management ;  provided,  that  the  President  and  Vice-Presi- 
dents shall  not  be  eligible  for  election  for  more  than  two 
successive  terms ;  and  provided  further,  that  the  term  of 
each  of  the  fifteen  members  of  the  Board  of  Management 
hereinabove  referred  to  shall  be  three  years  from  the  date 
of  his  election,  and  that  the  fifteen  shall  continue,  as  here- 
tofore, to  be  arranged  in  classes  of  five  so  that  the  terms 
of  the  five  who  have  completed  their  three  years  of  service 
shall  expire  at  each  annual  meeting,  at  which  their  suc- 
cessors shall  be  elected.  Vacancies  in  the  Board  of  Man- 
agement shall  be  filled  by  the  Society  for  the  unexpired 
term. 

SEC.  2.  Delegates  to  the  Congress  of  the  Society  shall  be 
elected  at  each  annual  meeting,  in  accordance  with  the  re- 
quirements of  the^Constitution  of  the  National  Society,  who 
shall  hold  office  till  their  successors  are  duly  elected  and 
qualified. 


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SEC.  3.  An  Executive  Committee  of  five,  of  which  the 
President  of  the  Society  shall  be  the  chairman,  may  be 
elected  by  the  Board  of  Management  from  their  number, 
who  shall,  in  the  interim  between  the  meetings  of  the  Board, 
transact  such  business  as  shall  be  delegated  to  it  by  the 
Board  of  Management.  Three  members  shall  be  a  quorum 
of  the  Executive  Committee. 

ARTICLE  V. 

FEES  AND  DUES. 

SECTION  i.  The  initiation  fee  shall  be  five  dollars  ($5.00)  ; 
the  annual  dues  three  dollars  ($3.00)  ;  or  the  payment  at 
one  time  of  fifty  dollars  ($50.00)  shall  constitute  a  life  mem- 
ber with  exemption  from  payment  of  dues  thereafter.  Mem- 
bers of  the  "Sons  of  the  Revolution"  who  join  this  Society 
will  be  exempt  from  the  payment  of  an  initiation  fee,  pro- 
vided they  are  eligible  and  acceptable  under  the  constitution 
of  this  Society.  Young  men  who  are  members  of  the  So- 
ciety of  the  Children  of  the  American  Revolution  in  the 
District  of  Columbia  may,  on  coming  of  lawful  age,  be  ad- 
mitted without  payment  of  initiation  fee,  provided  they  are 
similarly  eligible  and  acceptable.  When  a  member  is  elected 
after  the  annual  meeting  his  dues  for  the  remainder  of  that 
year  shall  be  at  the  rate  of  twenty-five  cents  per  month. 

SEC.  2.  The  annual  dues  shall  be  payable  in  advance  on  the 
22d  day  of  February. 

SEC.  3.  When  the  dues  of  any  member  shall  remain  un- 
paid for  nine  months,  the  Treasurer  shall  give  him  notice 
that  unless  the  same  be  paid  within  two  months  thereafter 
his  membership  shall  cease;  and  in  case  such  dues  are  not 
paid  pursuant  to  such  notice,  or  the  default  be  satisfactorily 
accounted  for  to  the  Board  of  Management,  he  shall  there- 
upon cease  to  be  a  member.  No  nomination  of  a  com- 
patriot for  office  shall  be  valid  if  he  shall  be  found  to  be  in 
arrears  for  dues  for  the  current  year,  and  in  such  case  his 
name  shall  not  appear  on  the  printed  ballot  provided  for  by 
Section  I,  Article  VIII  hereof. 

SEC.  4.  The  receipts  each  year  from  initiation  fees,  life- 
membership  fees,  and  dues,  constituting  the  aggregate  an- 


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nual  resources  of  the  Society,  shall  be  devoted  by  the  Board 
of  Management  to  the  following  objects,  and  no  others, 
viz : 

1.  Payment  of  annual  dues  to  the  National  Society  of 
fifty  cents  for  each  active  member. 

2.  Maintenance  of  a  building  fund,  by  the  investment  of 
not  less  than  ten  per  cent,  of  the  aggregate  annual  resources 
of  the  Society  in  such  securities  as  the  Board  of  Manage- 
ment shall  direct 

3.  Payment  of  current  expenses. 

4.  Publication  of  such  documents  as  may  be  deemed  ad- 
visable. 

i 

5.  Payment  of  such  special  expenses  as  may  be  author- 
ized by  the  vote  of  two-thirds  of  the  Board  of  Management ; 
but  if  from  the  report  of  the  Treasurer  at  any  time,  it  shall 
appear  to  be  likely  that  there  will  be  a  balance  against  the 
Treasurer  at  the  annual  meeting  if  all  the  liabilities  of  the 
year  are  met,  no  appropriation  of  money  shall  be  made  by 
the  Board  of  Management  for  any  object  but  the  necessary 
current  expenses  of  the  Society  while  such  likelihood  shall 
continue  to  exist. 

SEC.  5.  No  vote  of  the  Society,  whereby  any  expenditure 
from  the  general  funds  of  the  Society,  or  from  the  building 
fund,  or  any  borrowing  of  money,  directly  or  indirectly,  on 
the  credit  of  the  Society,  shall  be  caused,  shall  be  passed 
except  at  a  stated  or  special  meeting  of  the  Society  at  which 
at  least  fifty  members  shall  be  present,  and  two-thirds  of 
those  present  shall  vote  in  favor  thereof,  nor  until  the  sub- 
ject has  been  previously  referred  to  the  Board  of  Manage- 
ment for  recommendation  and  they  shall  have  reported  their 
opinion  thereon,  which  report  shall  be  made  at  the  stated 
meeting  next  after  the  reference,  or  at  a  special  meeting 
called  for  the  purpose. 

ARTICLE  VI. 

THE  BOARD  OF   MANAGEMENT. 

The  Board  of  Management  shall  consist  of  the  Presi- 
dent, Vice-Presidents,  Recording  Secretary,  Corresponding 
Secretary,  Treasurer,  Registrar,  Assistant  Registrar,  His- 


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torian,  Librarian,  Chaplain,  ex  officio,  and  fifteen  members 
who  shall  be  elected  as  herein  provided. 

This  Board  shall  judge  of  the  qualifications  of  the  candi- 
dates for  admission  to  the  Society  and  elect  the  same;  and 
may  establish  local  chapters  with  such  powers  as  it  may 
deem  proper  within  its  jurisdiction  not  inconsistent  with  the 
Constitution  of  the  National  Society;  and  may  expel  any 
member,  after  due  notice  and  impartial  trial,  who  by  conduct 
unbecoming  a  gentleman .  shall  render  himself  unworthy  to 
remain  a  member,  subject  to  appeal  to  the  Society ;  and  shall 
have  charge  of  all  meetings ;  shall  recommend  plans  for  pro- 
moting the  objects  of  the  Society ;  shall  digest  and  prepare 
business ;  and  shall  authorize  the  disbursement  and  expen- 
diture of  unappropriated  money  in  the  treasury  for  the  pay- 
ment of  current  expenses ;  and  generally  superintend  all  the 
interests  of  the  Society  and  execute  all  such  duties  as  may 
be  committed  to  it  by  the  Society.  It  shall  make,  through 
the  President,  a  general  report  of  its  transactions  at  the 
annual  meeting  of  the  Society. 

At  all  meetings  of  the  Board  of  Management,  five  or  more 
shall  be  sufficient  for  the  transaction  of  business. 

ARTICLE  VII. 

MEETINGS. 

SECTION  i.  A  regular  meeting  of  the  Society  shall  be 
held  on  the  first  Wednesday  in  February  in  each  year,  at  8 
o'clock  p.  m.,  for  putting  in  nomination  candidates  for  the 
offices  of  President,  Vice-Presidents,  Recording  Secretary, 
Corresponding  Secretary,  Treasurer,  Registrar,  Assistant 
Registrar,  Historian,  Librarian  and  Chaplain,  for  members 
of  the  Board  of  Management,  and  for  delegates  and  alter- 
nates to  the  Congress  of  the  National  Society,  all  of  whom 
are  to  be  balloted  for  at  the  ensuing  annual  meeting.  At 
this  nominating  meeting  all  nominations  shall  be  made  from 
the  floor  and  not  by  committee.  Such  other  business  as 
may  be  properly  brought  before  it  may  be  transacted  at  this 
meeting. 

SEC.  2.  The  annual  meeting  for  the  election  of  officers 
and  transaction  of  business  shall  be  held  at  noon  on  the  22cl 


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day  of  February,  the  anniversary  of  the  Birth  of  George 
Washington,  in  every  year,  except  when  that  date  shall  fall 
on  Sunday,  in  which  case  the  meeting  shall  be  held  on 
the  following  day. 

SEC.  3.  Special  meetings  may  be  called  by  the  President  or 
Board  of  Management  at  any  time  for  business  purposes 
or  for  the  purpose  of  celebrating  events  of  the  Revolution 
or  other  patriotic  events,  or  devising  means  for  the  prose- 
cution of  patriotic  work.  The  President  shall  call  a  special 
meeting  whenever  requested  in  writing  so  to  do  by  five  or 
more  members. 

SEC.  4.  General  business  may  be  transacted  at  any  special 
meeting. 

SEC.  5.  Thirteen  members  shall  constitute  a  quorum  at 
all  meetings.  Ayes  and  noes  shall  be  called  at  any  meet- 
ing of  the  Society  upon  the  demand  of  five  members. 

ARTICLE  VIII. 

ELECTIONS. 

SECTION  i.  The  Recording  Secretary  shall  prepare  from 
the  list  of  compatriots  who  were  properly  put  in  nomination 
at  the  nominating  meeting  provided  for  by  Section  I,  Article 
VII,  a  printed  ballot  having  thereon  (under  proper  heads 
showing  the  number  of  names  that  may  be  voted  for  under 
each  head)  the  names  of  all  compatriots  who  were  nomin- 
ated for  each  office  or  class  of  offices,  and  shall  forward  to 
each  compatriot  of  the  Society  with  the  notice  of  the  annual 
meeting  one  copy  of  such  printed  ballot. 

SEC.  2.  A  compatriot  who  desires  to  vote  at  the  annual 
meeting  shall  appear  in  person,  between  the  hours  of  noon 
and  i  o'clock  p.  m.,  on  the  day  and  at  the  place  of  such 
meeting,  and  deposit  with  tellers  to  be  appointed  by  the  Presi- 
dent for  the  purpose,  one  of  the  printed  ballots,  on  which  the 
names  of  the  several  compatriots  in  whose  favor  he  wishe* 
his  ballot  counted  (to  the  number  permissible  in  each  class) 
shall  be  indicated  by  a  cross-mark  made  by  him  opposite 
each  of  such  names,  or  by  new  names  written  by  him  on 
the  ballot,  as  he  may  choose.  Voting  by  proxy,  or  at  the 
annual  meeting  on  the  first  ballot  by  any  other  method  than 


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by  the  official  ballot,  shall  not  be  permitted,  and  voting  for 
a  greater  number  of  names  than  there  are  offices  to  fill  in 
any  class  is  prohibited. 

SEC.  3.  At  I  o'clock  p.  m.,  on  the  day  of  the  annual  meet- 
ing, the  President  shall  declare  the  polls  closed,  and  the 
tellers  shall  immediately  proceed  to  the  counting  of  the 
votes,  and  shall  communicate  the  result  to  the  President  at 
once  on  the  completion  of  the  same.  Where  a  compatriot's 
name  appears  more  than  once,  if  elected  to  a  higher  office,  his 
votes  for  the  minor  office  shall  not  be  counted. 

SEC.  4.  Compatriots  who  shall  receive,  respectively, 
the  highest  number  of  votes  for  the  offices  of  President,  Re- 
cording Secretary,  Corresponding  Secretary,  Treasurer, 
Registrar,  Assistant  Registrar,  Historian,  Librarian  and 
Chaplain,  shall  be  declared  elected.  The  compatriot  receiv- 
ing the  highest  number  of  votes  for  Vice-President  shall  be 
declared  elected  Senior  Vice-President;  the  one  receiving 
the  next  highest  vote  shall  be  declared  elected  Second  Vice- 
President,  and  the  one  receiving  the  next  highest  vote  shall 
be  declared  elected  Third  Vice-President. 

SEC.  5.  Nominees  for  membership  in  the  Board  of  Man- 
agement (to  the  number  of  places  to  be  filled)  who  shall  re- 
ceive the  highest  number  of  votes  shall  be  declared  elected ; 
those  inter  sese  receiving  the  highest  number  of  votes  to  be 
declared  elected  for  the  longest  terms,  those  receiving  the 
next  highest  for  the  next  longest  terms,  and  so  on  until  all 
the  vacancies  in  the  Board  are  filled. 

SEC.  6.  Should  there  be  a  failure  of  election  in  any  case 
or  cases,  the  President  shall  order  a  new  ballot  in  such  case 
or  cases,  and  the  vote  shall  be  taken  and  the  result  an- 
nounced before  adjournment. 

SEC.  7.  Of  the  nominees  for  delegates  to  the  Congress  of 
the  National  Society,  those  who  receive  the  highest  numbers 
of  votes  cast  (to  the  number  of  delegates  authorized)  shall 
be  declared  elected  as  delegates,  the  one  receiving  the  high- 
est number  being  delegate-at-large ;  and  those  receiving  the 
next  highest  numbers  (to  the  number  of  alternates  author- 
ized) shall  be  declared  elected  as  alternates. 

SEC.  8.  Compatriots  who  shall  be  declared  elected  shall 


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hold  office  for  the  terms  for  which  they  were  elected,  or 
until  the  qualification  of  their  successors. 

SEC.  9.  All  elections  to  fill  vacancies  which  it  may  become 
necessary  to  hold  at  other  than  the  annual  meeting-  shall  be 
"by  ballot. 

ARTICLE  IX. 

AMENDMENTS. 

Amendments  to  this  Constitution  or  to  the  By-Laws  may 
l>e  offered  at  any  meeting  of  the  Society,  but  shall  not  be 
acted  on  until  the  next  meeting.  A  copy  of  every  proposed 
amendment  shall  be  sent  to  each  member,  with  a  notice  of 
the  meeting  at  which  the  same  is  to  be  acted  on,  at  least 
one  week  prior  to  said  meeting.  A  vote  of  two-thirds  of 
those  present  shall  be  necessary  to  the  adoption  of  any 
amendments. 


BY-LAWS. 


SECTION  I. 

ELECTION   OF   MEMBERS. 

Applicants  for  admission  to  membership  in  this  Society 
shall  file  with  the  Registrar  such  applications  as  are  pre- 
scribed in  Section  2,  Article  III,  of  the  Constitution,  accom- 
panied with  the  initiation  fee  of  five  dollars.  These  papers 
shall  be  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Eligibility.  If  found 
eligible,  the  papers  shall  be  referred  to  the  Committee  on 
Acceptability,  and  on  approval  by  said  committee  forwarded 
to  the  Recording  Secretary,  who  shall,  before  submitting  the 
papers  to  the  Board  of  Management,  publish  the  names, 
occupations  and  addresses  of  all  applicants  for  membership, 
properly  recommended,  as  aforesaid,  in  the  notice  of  meet- 
ing of  the  Society  next  after  receipt  of  the  applications; 
and  final  action  by  the  Board  of  Management  shall  not  be 
taken  until  the  first  regular  meeting  after  the  said  meeting 
of  the  Society.  Should  it  be  deemed  advisable,  during  the 


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recess  from  May  to  November,  to  consider  new  applications, 
the  President  shall  direct  the  Secretary  to  publish  and  mail 
to  the  compatriots  a  list  of  names,  occupations  and  addresses 
of  such  new  applicants,  but  no  action  shall  be  taken  by  the 
Board  of  Management  until  a  period  of  at  least  thirty  days 
shall  have  elapsed  after  this  list  has  been  mailed.  Should  ob- 
jection be  made  to  the  acceptability  of  any  applicant  or  ap- 
plicants by  any  member  or  members  of  the  Society  prior  to 
final  action  by  the  Board  of  Management,  such  application  or 
applications  will  be  referred  back  to  the  Committee  on  Ac- 
ceptability, with  instructions  to  investigate  all  charges  and 
report  on  the  same  to  the  Board  at  the  earliest  practicable 
date.  The  question  of  acceptability  and  eligibility  being 
established  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  Board  of  Management, 
on  proper  motion  said  applicants  will  be  duly  elected  as 
members  of  the  Society,  and,  unless  their  eligibility  be  ques- 
tioned by  the  Registrar  General  of  the  National  Society, 
they  shall  be  entitled  to  all  the  privileges  of  compatriots. 
Should  an  application  be  disapproved,  the  papers  and  fee 
shall  be  at  once  returned  to  the  applicant. 

SECTION  II. 

THE  PRESIDENT. 

The  President,  or  in  his  absence  a  Vice-President,  or  in 
his  absence  a  Chairman  pro  tempore,  shall  preside  at  all 
meetings  of  the  Society  and  Board  of  Management,  and  have 
a  casting  vote.  He  shall  exercise  the  usual  functions  of  a 
presiding  officer,  and  shall  enforce  strict  observance  of  the 
Constitution  and  By-Laws  and  of  the  regulations  and  rules 
of  the  Society. 

SECTION  III. 

THE  SECRETARIES. 

The  Recording  Secretary  shall  have  charge  of  the  seal. 
certificate  of  incorporation,  by-laws  and  records  of  the  So- 
ciety, and  together  with  the  presiding  officer,  shall  certify 
all  acts  of  the  Society.  He  shall  keep  fair  and  accurate 
records  of  all  the  proceedings  and  orders  of  the  Society ;  and 
shall  give  notice  to  the  several  officers  of  all  votes,  orders. 


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resolves  and  proceedings  of  the  Society  affecting  them  or 
appertaining  to  their  respective  duties. 

He  shall  notify  all  members  of  their  election  and  shall, 
under  the  direction  of  the  President  or  Vice-President,  give 
<lue  notice  of  the  time  and  place  of  all  meetings  of  the  So- 
ciety, and  attend  the  same. 

The  Corresponding  Secretary  shall  conduct  the  general 
correspondence  of  the  Society  under  the  direction  of  the 
President,  and  assist  the  Recording  Secretary  in  his  duties, 
and  do  such  other  acts  as  may  be  directed  by  the  Board  of 
Management. 

SECTION  IV. 

THE  TREASURER. 

The  Treasurer  shall  collect  and  keep  the  funds  and  secur- 
ities of  the  Society;  they  shall  be  deposited  in  some  bank 
or  savings  institution  in  the  District  of  Columbia  to  the 
credit  of  THE  DISTRICT  OF  COLUMBIA  SOCIETY  OF  THE  SONS 
OF  THE  AMERICAN  REVOLUTION,  and  shall  be  drawn  thence 
on  the  check  of  the  Treasurer  for  such  purposes  and  in  such 
sums  only  as  may  be  ordered  by  vote  of  the  Board  of  Man- 
agement or  by  special  vote  of  the  Society  under  Section  5  of 
Article  V  of  the  Constitution.  His  vouchers  shall  bear  the 
approval  of  the  President  and  Secretary  of  the  Society.  He 
shall  keep  a  true  account  of  his  receipts  and  payments,  and 
from  time  to  time  shall  make  report  thereof  to  the  Board 
of  Management  as  it  may  direct,  and  at  each  annual  meeting 
shall  render  an  annual  account  of  the  same  to  the  Society, 
which  shall  be  referred  to  the  Ways  and  Means  Committee 
for  examination  and  report. 

SECTION  V. 

THE  REGISTRAR. 

The  Registrar  shall  keep  a  roll  of  members,  and  in  his 
hands  shall  be  lodged  all  the  proofs  of  membership  qualifica- 
tion, and  all  the  historical  and  genealogical  papers,  manu- 
script or  other,  of  which  the  Society  may  become  possessed ; 
and  under  the  direction  of  the  Board  of  Management,  shall 


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keep  copies  of  such  similar  documents  as  the  owners  thereof 
may  not  be  willing  to  leave  permanently  in  the  keeping  of 
the  Society.  He  shall  verify  all  statements  of  the  Revolu- 
tionary services  of  ancestors  that  may  be  made  in  the  appli- 
cations for  membership,  and  make  report  to  the  Board' of 
Management. 

SECTION  VI. 

THE  HISTORIAN. 

The  Historian  shall  keep  the  records  of  the  historical  and 
commemorative  meetings  of  the  Society,  and  shall  super- 
vise the  preparation  and  printing  of  all  its  historical  publica- 
tions, other  than  those  of  the  membership  rolls. 

He  shall  submit  at  each  annual  meeting  a  list  of  the  mem- 
bers who  may  have  died  during  the  year,  accompanied  by 

biographical  memoirs. 

* 

SECTION  VII. 

THE  LIBRARIAN. 

The  Librarian  shall  have  charge  of  the  books,  pamphletsr 
etc.,  belonging  to  or  deposited  with  the  Society,  and  shall 
keep  suitable  records  and  catalogues  of  the  same  under  the 
direction  of  the  Library  Committee. 

SECTION  VIII. 

COMMITTEES. 

As  soon  as  practicable  after  his  election  the  President 
shall  appoint  the  following  standing  committees,  the  mem- 
bers of  which  shall  serve  for  one  year,  or  until  their  suc- 
cessors are  appointed,  viz : 

1.  Ways  and  Means  Committee,  consisting  of  seven  mem- 
bers, who  shall  perform  the  duties  of  a  finance  committee, 
and  shall  have  charge  of  all  measures  for  raising  the  neces- 
sary means  for  carrying  on  the  business  of  the   Society, 
including  the  subject  of  initiation  fees  and  dues.     This  com- 
mittee shall  audit  the  Treasurer's  accounts. 

2.  Building  Committee,  consisting  of  three  members. 


3.  Library  Committee,  consisting  of  three  members,  who 
shall  have  charge  of  the  library  and  relics  and  rooms  of  the 
Society,  and  the  supervision  of  such  publications  as  may  be 
authorized  by  the  Society. 

•  4.  Advancement  Committee,  consisting  of  thirteen  mem- 
bers, who  shall  consider,  and  from  time  to  time  report  to 
the  Board  of  Management  such  measures  as  in  their  opinion 
are  calculated  to  advance  the  interests  and  promote  the  gen- 
eraj  welfare  of  the  Society. 

5.  Meetings  Committee,  consisting  of  seven  members,  who 
shall  have  charge  of  all  arrangements  for  meetings  or  out- 
ings of  the  Society  which  may  involve  extra  expense  for 
either  transportation,  entertainments  or  refreshments. 

6.  Eligibility  Committee,  consisting  of    three    members, 
who  shall,  after  careful  scrutiny  of  the  record  of  each  appli- 
cant for  membership,  endorse  their  conclusions  upon  the 
application  papers,  and  transmit  the  papers  to  the  Committee 
on  Acceptability.         « 

7.  Acceptability  Committee,  consisting  of  three  members, 
who  shall,  after  due  inquiry  into  the  character  and  standing 
of  each  applicant,  endorse  their  recommendations  upon  the 
application  papers,  and  transmit  the  papers  to  the  Secretary 
for  the  action  of  the  Board. 

8.  Recruiting  Committee,  consisting  of  forty-four  mem- 
bers, who  shall  be  a  lookout  committee  for  securing  acces- 
sions to  the  membership  of  the  Society. 

9.  Press  Committee,  consisting  of  three  members,  who 
shall  be  charged  with  all  matters  for  publication  concerning 
the  Society  in  which  the  public  press  may  be  considered  to 
be  interested. 

10.  Music  Committee,  consisting  of  three  members,  whose 
duty  it  shall  be  to  have  charge  of  the  arrangements  for  the 
music  at  all  meetings  of  the  Society. 

In  the  absence  from  the  city  of  members  of  the  foregoing 
committees,  the  President  is  authorized  to  appoint  tempo- 
rarily, in  any  case,  a  sufficient  number  of  members  to  com- 
plete a  quorum;  and  he  is  authorized  to  appoint  at  any 
time,  for  temporary  purposes,  special  committees,  at  the  re- 
quest of  the  Board  of  Management. 


M  SCWS  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REVOLUTION 

SECTION  IX. 

FORM    FOR   INSTALLATION   OF   COMPATRIOTS. 

The  Presiding  Officer  shall  say: 

"The  gentlemen  who  have  been  elected  members  since 
the  last  installation  will  present  themselves." 

The  compatriots  who  endorsed  the  applications  in  these 
cases  will  escort  the  gentlemen  to  the  Chair  under  the  direc- 
tion of  the  Committee  on  Acceptability. 

The  Presiding  Officer  will  then  say  to  the  newly  elected 
members : 

"Gentlemen:  The  interests,  objects  and  principles  of 
this  Society  are  committed  to  our  united  care.  We  are 
pledged  ''to  cherish,  maintain  and  extend  the  institutions  of 
American  freedom,  to  foster  true  patriotism  and  love  of 
country,  and  to  aid  in  securing  for  mankind  all  the  blessings 
of  liberty.'  Do  you  so  pledge  yourselves  ?" 

Answer:       "We  do." 

The  Presiding  Officer  will  then  say: 

"The  Compatriots  of  the  Society  of  the  Sons  of  the 
American  Revolution  will  rise.  Your  properly  constituted 
authorities  have,  after  due  care,  recommended  and  elected 
the  gentlemen  present;  and  they  are  now  formally  accepted 
as  Compatriots  of  this  Society." 

The  members  of  the  Society  will  then  say: 

"Compatriots,  we  welcome  you  most  heartily." 

SECTION  X. 

Whenever  practicable,  personal  notice  of  the  place,  time 
and  purpose  of  any  general  or  special  meeting  of  the  Society 
shall  be  sent  through  the  mail  to  each  and  every  member 
five  days  before  the  date  of  such  assembly. 


OF  THE 
SOCIETY  of  the  SONS  of  the  AMERICAN  REVOLUTION 


MADE  AND  SOLD  EXCLUSIVELY  BY 

J.  E.  CALDWELL  &  CO. 

PHILADELPHIA 
"  Official  Jewelers  " 


(ACTUAL  SIZE) 

MINIATURE  BADGE 

The  Cross  will  be  made  in  two  different  combinations  and  sold  to 
the  members  of  the  Society,  at  the  following  prices  : 

CEREMONIAL  BADGE 

(REGULATION    SIZE) 

(1)  Eagle  and  front  and  back  of    1  4kt.  gold         .         .  $20.00 

(2)  Entirely  of  gilded  silver  and  enamel        .         .         .  9.00 

MINIATURE  BADGE 

(1)  Eagle  and  front  and  back  of    14kt.  gold         .         .          $10.00 

(2)  Entirely  of  gilded  silver  and  enamel        .          .          .  5.00 
Prices  for  special  presentation  badges  furnished  upon  application. 


The  above  insignia  delivered  only  upon  receipt  of  permit  signed 
by  Mr.  A.  Howard  Clark,  Registrar-General,  Smithsonian  Institution, 
Washington,  D.  C.  Request  for  permit  should  be  made  through  an 
officer  of  a  State  Society. 


J.  E.  CALDWELL  &  CO. 


Setoeto 


DIRECT  IMPORTERS  OF 
DIAMONDS,  PEARLS  AND  OTHER 
PRECIOUS  STONES 

SOLE  RESIDENT  AGENTS  FOR  THE 

EKEGREN,  AND  VACHERON  AND 

CONSTANTIN  WATCHES 

IMPORTERS  OF 

ENGLISH  HALL  AND  BRACKET 
CLOCKS 

DESIGNERS  AND  MAKERS  OF 

SPECIAL   PRESENTATION  SERVICES  AND 
INDIVIDUAL   PIECES 

The  Silver  Services  for  the  U.  S.  S.    Iowa,    Kentucky,    Pennsylvania 
and  Nebraska  were  made  by  us,  the  awards 
being   based   solely   upon  merit    of    designs 

OFFICIAL  JEWELERS  for  the  FOLLOWING  SOCIETIES: 

DAUGHTERS  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REVOLUTION 
SONS  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REVOLUTION 
DAUGHTERS  OF  FOUNDERS  AND  PATRIOTS 

OF  AMERICA 

SOCIETY  OF  COLONIAL  WARS 
SOCIETY  OF  MAYFLOWER  DESCENDANTS 
MASONIC  FRATERNITY,  Etc. 


ORDERS  an<^  "I0!"'"68  fr°m  members  of  the  S.  A.  R.  Society 
will  receive  prompt  and  careful  attention  and  assortments 
of  articles  from  our  stock  will  be  sent  on  memorandum  upon  receipt  of  the  usual 
business  references 


UNIVERSITY  OF  CALIFORNIA,  LOS  ANGELES 

THE  UNIVERSITY  LIBRARY 
This  book  is  DUE  on  the  last  date  stamped  below 


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